Eli Drinkwitz brings on Kirby Moore as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz named Kirby Moore as the Tigers' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Thursday.

Moore joins MU staff after six seasons in at Fresno State, recently serving as the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator in 2022.

"Kirby Moore was born to be a football coach," Drinkwitz said. "He's been tutored and mentored by some of the best in the game, starting with his dad Tom, and continuing with Jeff Tedford, Kalen DeBoer and Chris Petersen. He's a proven winner as a coach and player."

"From my initial conversation with Coach Drinkwitz, I felt the connection with his vision for the Missouri football program, and I am extremely thankful for the opportunity for my family and me to be Tigers and coach in the SEC," Moore said.

"I've always prided myself on having a close working relationship with each of the head coaches I've been with," Moore said. "As it's played out, they've all come from offensive backgrounds. I look forward to collaborating with Coach Drinkwitz and the offensive staff in that same way. I can't wait to get with the players and staff and go to work with spring ball only 55 days away."

Moore will earn a base salary of $850,000 in his first year, which will increase to $900,000 by year three of the deal. His contract includes incentives worth up to $165,000 per year based on performance.

Fresno State won the 2022 Mountain West Conference Championship Game and Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, ending the season on a nine-game winning streak, the first team in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision history to begin the season 1-4 and finish with 10 wins. For Moore, the conference championship and bowl win marked his 14th and 15th league title or bowl championship as a collegiate coach or player.

Moore joined the Fresno State staff in 2017 as wide receivers coach and took on the additional passing-game coordinator role before the 2020 season. He was named the Bulldogs' primary play caller for the 2021 New Mexico Bowl – a 31-24 win featuring 467 yards of total offense – 181 rushing and 286 passing.

Prior to his time on the Fresno State staff, Moore was a graduate assistant at Washington (2015-16). While at Washington, he was part of the 2016 Husky team that Won the Pac-12 Championship, advanced to the College Football Playoffs, and climbed as high as number four in the CFP rankings. He started his career as the wide receivers coach at the College of Idaho in 2014.