Two days after Mississippi State lost coach Dan Mullen to Florida, Bulldogs athletic director John Cohen has found a replacement. Multiple reports Tuesday night say Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, 44, is the Bulldogs’ new head man.
Moorhead is in his second season as Nittany Lions offensive coordinator. Before that, he spent four seasons as coach at FCS program Fordham, leading the Rams to a 38-13 record and three playoff appearances. Fordham was 1-10 the year before he took over, and he had the Rams in the playoffs in his second, third and fourth seasons
His only other FBS experience other than Penn State is at Akron (2004-08) and Connecticut (2009-11); he was UConn’s offensive coordinator when the Huskies went to the Fiesta Bowl in 2010.