Washington State expected to hire Missouri OC Kirby Moore as next head coach

Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore is expected to be hired as the next head football coach at Washington State, according to On3’s Pete Nakos. It’s a homecoming for Moore, who was born in Prosser, Wash., and played receiver at Boise State.

The 35-year-old Moore, the younger brother of former Broncos quarterback and first-year New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore, just wrapped his third season as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator, directing the SEC’s sixth-ranked attack in both total offense and scoring offense averaging 429.3 yards and 32.2 points per game in 2025.

Following a five-year playing career at Boise State (2009-13), Moore got into coaching at the College of Idaho in 2014 before spending two years as a graduate assistant at Washington from 2015-16. Moore would spend six years at Fresno State, first as the receivers coach under both Jeff Tedford and Kalen DeBoer before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2022 after DeBoer took the head coaching job at Washington. Moore would join the SEC as Missouri’s offensive coordinator in early 2023, where he saw his annual salary improve to $1.5 million ahead of the 2024 season.

As a receiver at Boise State, Moore finished his college career with 115 receptions for 1,137 yards and six touchdowns in 45 games played.

This report will be updated.