Kirby Moore shares how he will recruit to Missouri

Newly hired Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore is a younger coach, just 32 years old with six years of Division I coaching experience. All of his coaching experience is also on the west coast, which will make recruiting in the south a new challenge for him, which he discussed in his introductory press conference.

“Those are understandable, that’s a fair question and definitely got to get a little bit better probably lay of the land,” Moore said.

Moore has spent the last six seasons at Fresno State , working himself up from wide receivers coach to offensive coordinator. The Tigers are hoping that his efficient, high-powered offense can translate at Missouri, but also his recruiting tactics and philosophies, which he also shared.

“I still think recruiting comes back to consistent communication and in terms of being relatable and meeting guys where they’re at,” Moore said. “And I think if you display the ability to help someone reach their goals, I think they’re gonna be interested in this place, right, and our offense.”

Mizzou could definitely use a bolstering in recruiting, as their 2023 class ranks 12th in the SEC according to the On3 Consensus Recruiting Rankings. Hopefully for the Tigers, Moore can not only help their offense, but help build their team of the future in recruiting.

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.