Brett McMurphy: Moorhead to MSU - finalized within next few days

[Raffycorn]

Best of luck, Coach!

 

[bwifan]

congrats and good luck to him!

 

[LionDeNittany]

what?

 

[BFPSU]

what?

Sources: Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead will become next coach at Mississippi State. Deal expected to be completed in next few days. facebook.com/TheBrettMcMurp…

 

[78SweetRevenge]

Congrats. He earned it. Worried Tommy follows

 

[bwifan]

what?

Bleacher Report saying done deal

 

[Nittanyplayer#12]

Good luck but a foolish move. I guess you don't get loyalty like Ganter these days. I always wondered how we kept Fran for so long.

 

[VaNtyLion]

Signs of a healthy program - your assistants are being regarded for power 5 head coaching jobs.

Hate to lose Moorhead, but see that Franklin has his vision for the offense in place now. We'll have a highly qualified replacement.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

congrats and good luck to him!

That job is like being thrown to the wolves. But, Franklin - if anything - knows talent, and Moorhead delivered a high scoring, exciting offense and won a B1G Championship in doing so. I trust Franklin will find someone suitable and good luck to JoMo in the SEC.

 

[AldenT]

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Best of luck, Coach!

Yeah he was waiting around for Pitt...jackasses, cuz high school.

Good luck Joe. Thanks for your efforts here.

 

[LurkerLazarus]

By this time in my life, you'd think that I'd be used to being wrong, but somehow it always sneaks up on me. I never figured this was the right place for him.

Good luck, Coach. I can't help but think this isn't a primo move, but I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[NittPicker]

Good luck but a foolish move.

I somewhat agree but if they threw a crap load of SEC culture money at him he would have been foolish NOT to go. If true, good luck JoMo....

 

[bwifan]

That job is like being thrown to the wolves. But, Franklin - if anything - knows talent, and Moorhead delivered a high scoring, exciting offense and won a B1G Championship in doing so. I trust Franklin will find someone suitable and good luck to JoMo in the SEC.

I agree it won't be easy for him.

 

[royboy]

Absolutely wish Coach Moorhead the best; he did a terrific job at PSU and deserves a head coaching job.

I don't see much in his background (born in Pittsburgh, educated and played at Fordham, coached at Georgetown, Akron, UConn, Fordham, and Penn State) that would suggest a good fit with the SEC and recruiting that area of the country, but he's a smart guy. Dan Mullen was also from Pennsylvania and did well there.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

Bleacher Report saying done deal

Well not the best source

 

[sluggo72]

Congrats. He earned it. Worried Tommy follows

Tommy?? What other coaches will he take??

 

[PennSt8er]

Bye JoeMo

 

[LurkerLazarus]

Although, didn't Mullen have significant SEC ties? JoeMo does not.

And pretty sure that MSU already has a good underclassman QB. Don't see Tommy leaving.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Absolutely wish Coach Moorhead the best; he did a terrific job at PSU and deserves a head coaching job.

I don't see much in his background (born in Pittsburgh, educated and played at Fordham, coached at Georgetown, Akron, UConn, Fordham, and Penn State) that would suggest a good fit with the SEC and recruiting that area of the country, but he's a smart guy. Dan Mullen was also from Pennsylvania and did well there.

Timing sort of sucks recruiting-wise. Assume he won’t coach in our bowl game.

 

[VaNtyLion]

That job is like being thrown to the wolves. But, Franklin - if anything - knows talent, and Moorhead delivered a high scoring, exciting offense and won a B1G Championship in doing so. I trust Franklin will find someone suitable and good luck to JoMo in the SEC.

It's a odd match at Starkville for Moorhead. No ties to Southeast for recruiting and most of his coaching career spent in northeast...I would have thought this made him a longshot.

Mullen left the program in decent enough shape though. It's not like he was run out of town after a bad few seasons.

 

[mikemauti42]

Awesome for Moorhead. Franklin will have his pick of who he wants next working with this talent. That's what a great coach and big time programs do

 

[The_Unit]

Congrats. He earned it. Worried Tommy follows

Miss State has Nick Fitzgerald for another year at QB. Stevens wouldn’t start there next year either.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

I’m shocked. A “square-peg Yankee” trying to ingratiate himself into the “round-hole South”. He is in a no win situation, but if that’s what he wants, so be it...

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Awesome for Moorhead. Franklin will have his pick of who he wants next working with this talent. That's what a great coach and big time programs do

Lane. Kiffin.

 

[Raffycorn]

Moorhead going from Penn State OC to a P5 head coaching job will make recruiting his replacement easier. I hope he kills it there - we don't overlap with MSU in recruiting or in any other way, really. He can do his thing down there to build that program without negatively affecting our program at all on the field - all while indirectly raising our profile.

Ohio State and Alabama are able to recruit great coordinators year after year because their coordinators get the opportunity to coach world-class talent and they have the opportunity to secure head coaching jobs. We can do the same.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

Miss State has Nick Fitzgerald for another year at QB. Stevens wouldn’t start there next year either.

Good point and Fitz does fit his offense

 

[Judge Smails]

Hope that we promote Rahne and keep the same system and playbook. No reason to make this veteran offense start over again.

 

[mjh218]

good for him. Came in and his offense was everything that it was billed to be. He clearly knows the x’s and o’s

 

[PSU Dave]

Hope that we promote Rahne and keep the same system and playbook. No reason to make this veteran offense start over again.

Surprised if Franklin promotes from within

 

[sluggo72]

So who from the PSU staff does he take with him to MSU??

 

[psu00]

Not sure it’s a great move for him but wish him nothing but the best.

Morehead was key to turning the PSU offense around. Who does PSU get to replace him? Don’t think this D can go back to low scoring offenses and hanging on to 17-10 victories.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

Moorhead isn't turning down a P5 job if offered he jumps

 

[mn78psu83]

Absolutely wish Coach Moorhead the best; he did a terrific job at PSU and deserves a head coaching job.

I don't see much in his background (born in Pittsburgh, educated and played at Fordham, coached at Georgetown, Akron, UConn, Fordham, and Penn State) that would suggest a good fit with the SEC and recruiting that area of the country, but he's a smart guy. Dan Mullen was also from Pennsylvania and did well there.

True. Dan Mullen also had been Urbs' OC at Florida for 4 seasons prior to taking the job.

 

[LionwiththeDevil]

FireJoeMo.com has probably already been purchased in Mississippi. Can’t imagine him even being considered a decent fit in the SEC.

 

[VaNtyLion]

Hope that we promote Rahne and keep the same system and playbook. No reason to make this veteran offense start over again.

We can probably bet that as of last off season when the doors started opening for Moorhead and HC opportunities that Franklin has had a plan in place for what's next. The coaches on that staff are pretty well versed in the offense, absorbing it like a sponge so will not have to look far to keep things rolling forward.

 

[john4psu]

Mark Helfrich is available. Fast paced Oregon offense.

 

[psu2016]

Miss State has Nick Fitzgerald for another year at QB. Stevens wouldn’t start there next year either.

Most likely but he also just went down with a gruesome injury so you never know.

 

[fastlax16]

Mark Helfrich is available. Fast paced Oregon offense.

But did they run anything under center?

 

[drpops]

Agree. Call Helfrich. He's a great OC.

 

[Cpeplion]

Mark Helfrich is available. Fast paced Oregon offense.

The OC from okie state is from Cal univ of PA. Just saying.