Former Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead is expected to be named the new offensive coordinator at Oregon, according to Stadium's Brett McMurphy. Moorhead was fired on Jan. 3 after lasting just 26 games in Starkville.
He finished with with just a 14–12 record as the team's head coach. The Bulldogs' bowl loss guaranteed just State’s second losing season since 2009, Dan Mullen’s first year as coach.
According to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger, on-field performance wasn’t the only factor in Moorhead getting fired. Instead, there were disciplinary problems within the team that boiled over publicly into a fight during one bowl practice, for instance.