University of North Alabama defensive coordinator Karl Morgan has been named the head football coach at MVSU.  Morgan takes over the program from Willie Totten, who spent eight seasons at the helm and stepped down Nov. 30.

“After an open search with candidates from across the nation, we are pleased to have Karl Morgan as the newest football coach at Mississippi Valley State” said interim athletic director Donald R. Sims.  “We now hope that Morgan can take the reins of the program and guide the Devils into this new decade.”

A veteran of both high school and collegiate coaching, Morgan has spent the previous five seasons as the defensive coordinator at North Alabama.

Morgan has 21 years of coaching experience including stints as defensive line coach at Nicholls State, Southern University, Purdue  and Arkansas State.  He has also served as defensive coordinator at Alcorn State, Hampton  and North Alabama.  At UNA, the team has amassed an 84-26 record and a NCAA Division II quarterfinalist in 2006, 2007 and 2009 in addition to being a NCAA Division II semifinalist in 2005 and 2008.  In 2008, his defensive unit forced 44 turnovers.  He is a former defensive lineman with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.