Eli Drinkwitz shares biggest trait Kirby Moore brings to offense

Last Friday, Missouri hired former Fresno State offensive coordinator Kirby Moore as their newest offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Moore only brings six years of Division I coaching experience to the table, but according to Missouri head coach Eliah Drinwitz, he brings just what the Tigers offense has been needing.

“I think he does a great job of designing plays, throwing the football quite honestly,” Drinkwitz said. “I think you look at us offensively the last two years, we weren’t effective enough pushing the football down the field and throwing the ball.”

Missouri’s offense struggled in the passing game last season, throwing for just 214.1 yards per game last year which ranked fourth worst in the SEC. And the Tigers’ passing game deficiencies weren’t a product of a strong rushing attack, as their rushing offense was fifth worst in the conference at just 155.8 yards per contest.

“And Kirby’s a wide receiver at heart and so he’s going to always want to get the ball to those playmakers in space,” Drinkwitz said.

Moore was a wide receiver at Boise State, playing three seasons alongside his brother Kellen, who was the Broncos quarterback and current offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. Moore finished his college career with 115 receptions for 1,137 yards and six touchdowns, and will be looking to set up Mizzou’s receivers and their offense as a whole for even more success than he had in his playing days.

“Just watching him, I think he does a really good job of setting up the offense through the pass game and that’s something that we gotta be better at, and look forward to him adding that,” Drinkwitz said.

Moore’s Fresno State offense was the top-scoring offense in the Mountain West averaging 270.6 yards in the air per game, and hopefully, he can bring that same production to Columbia next season.

Eli Drinkwitz reveals what stood out about Kirby Moore

The Missouri Tigers recently hired Kirby Moore as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Before taking the job, Moore was the offensive coordinator at Fresno State, where he helped lead a Bulldogs’ offensive attack that ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West conference. Tigers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz spoke about Moore in his introductory press conference, explaining why he was the man for the job.

“Yeah I think the first thing about Kirby is his attention to detail, his organization. Honestly, the thing that I really evaluate with coaches is their urgency, like you can tell somebody who is quick to answer a phone call, quick to return texts and that’s Kirby,” Drinkwitz said.

Moore is young, a 32-year-old with just six years of Division I coaching experience, all at Fresno State. But Drinkwitz believes that his youth and eagerness is a positive that will help jumpstart a Mizzou program that hasn’t achieved more than six wins in any season under Drinkwitz.

“And when somebody’s like that, they’re really excited about the future and the opportunity and really felt like he did a great job of those things,” Drinkwitz said. “And he’s a little bit younger and eager to prove himself, he’s got the right kind of chip on his shoulder which is something I look for.”

Drinkwitz was Missouri’s play-caller the past three seasons, and will now hand over the reins of the offense to Moore. And hopefully, his attention to detail and sense of urgency can translate to a more efficient offense and some more wins for the Tigers next season.