Sources: Oregon State director of player personnel Cole Moore set to join Smith's staff at Michigan State
Oregon State director of player personnel Cole Moore is expected to join Jonathan Smith’s staff at Michigan State, sources tell SpartanMag.com.
Moore was named Oregon State’s director of player personnel in February 2022, previously serving as assistant director of player personnel and co-camp director at Texas. While with the Longhorns, Moore assisted the director of player personnel and the defensive coaching staff, developing recruiting strategies for the football program. He also assisted the director of player personnel with roster management and visits.
Prior to his time in Austin, Tex., Moore spent six seasons with his alma-mater in Montana State, working his way up the ranks to chief of staff.
Moore began his career at Washington as a football recruiting graduate assistant from 2015-16. He assisted in developing recruiting profiles for the team’s coaching staff as well as recruiting itineraries.
Moore is a native of Whitehouse Station, N.J., spending most of his career on the West Coast. He will need to take time to develop relationships in the new recruiting territory, as SpartanMag.com also expects current assistant director of player personnel and recruiting strategies Lino Lupinetti to remain in East Lansing, at least until early signing day (Dec. 20), to help ease the transition.
Oregon State chief of staff and director of football operations Dan Van De Riet is also a top candidate to follow Smith to Michigan State, sources tell SpartanMag.com. Van De Riet has been in his role for the entirety of Smith’s tenure in Corvallis. He returned to Oregon State in 2017, previously serving as associate athletic director of football administration for Nebraska.
Van De Riet oversaw the Oregon State football program’s day-to-day operations and was a liaison with the athletic department. He is responsible for travel, coordinator between football staff members, budgeting, and staffing for the football office.
