Joe Moorhead

SMU coach Rhett Lashlee and Akron coach Joe Moorhead will be ‘future Power Five hires’ in college football, according to CBS Sports. Lashlee is set to enter his first year with the Mustangs after spending the last two seasons as Miami’s offensive coordinator. He was also SMU’s offensive coordinator from 2018-19.

The NCAA opened the transfer portal in 2018 as a means to make the process of changing schools less cumbersome for college athletes. In 2021, college’s governing body opened the floodgates with its “one-time transfer” rule which allowed players to compete immediately if they hadn’t transferred before.

AKRON —Jay Rohr remembers the feeling he had when he arrived as a football recruit at the University of Akron. The former Jackson High School All-Ohioan recalls the strong belief both he and the rest of his recruiting class carried with them. "When I went to the University of...

Special guest Doug Lesmerises of Cleveland.com joins PennLive’s Bob Flounders for a detailed look at the state of the Ohio State and Penn State programs. Doug brings up a critical question: What if noted offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead never left Penn State after the 2017 season?. Plus, an update...

Job security and winning more games than you lose have not been attached to the description of a University of Akron football coach for a long time.  First-year coach Joe Moorhead is committed to changing that, starting with the 2022 season with a mixture of returning Zips players, transfers and incoming freshmen.  ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Oh, no!!!”. That’s what new Akron football coach Joe Moorhead yelled when the Browns drafted Martin Emerson in the third round. I called Moorhead because he recruited Emerson to Mississippi State. He also was the head coach of the Bulldogs during Emerson’s freshman season.

Today’s Penn State football news headlines feature a new commitment on the board in the 2023 recruiting class and the next stop for former Lions offensive lineman Anthony Whigan. The Lions added the 11th commitment in their ‘23 class with an announcement from Conrad Hussey, a three-star safety/athlete from...

Two weeks into spring practice and University of Akron football coach Joe Moorhead said he sees progress in his team. It’s still spring practice, which doesn’t mean a whole lot when it comes it comes to wins and losses. It does mean plenty for X's and O's, however.

From what can be seen during the University of Akron’s spring football practices, the offense will be as advertised. New coach Joe Moorhead made no promises but said the Zips would fit his style on offense – multiple, fast and with the potential for explosive plays. ...

Arlington, Texas – Junior Steele Wasel was one of the most impressive quarterbacks Saturday at the Underclassman Report 5STEP QB Academy. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound signal caller burst onto the radar following a standout sophomore season. Wasel totaled over 3,300 yards and 33 touchdowns leading Choctaw (9-4) to the 6A-II State Championship game.

For years the University of Akron has funneled resources into its football program, including a $61.6 million stadium that struggles to fill the seats. But with the hiring of head coach Joe Moorhead, the school is hoping to turn things around quickly.

New Akron football coach and Western Pennsylvania native Joe Moorhead has been active in bringing players with ties to the Pittsburgh area with him to the Zips program. This week, Moorhead has added three transfers, former East Allegheny and West Virginia tight end T.J. Banks, former Pitt wide receiver Shocky Jacques-Louis and former Central Catholic and Buffalo linebacker Tim Terry Jr.

The Zips football team needed to make a big splash with a coaching hire, and many signs point to Joe Moorhead being that shot in the arm. Charles Guthrie is the athletic director at the University of Akron, and he joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about this hire and look at the football team overall. Guthrie also discussed how his athletic department has handled the challenges during the pandemic and how they continue to move forward.

Joe Moorhead wondered if he would die. That's how serious Oregon's offensive coordinator's health emergency was back in September. Moorhead was unable to coach in the team's loss at Stanford on Oct. 2, remained in the Bay Area for several days after, and then spent the next few weeks in and out of the office as he recovered from what up until this week has been a mysterious emergency.

SAN ANTONIO — Joe Moorhead was going through his ritual of preparation the night before a game when he began feeling stomach pain. It was Oct. 1, the night before Oregon was to play Stanford, when the Ducks’ offensive coordinator attempted to sleep off what he didn’t know at the time was an extremely serious health problem. Moorhead woke up the morning of Oct. 2 in “absolutely debilitating” pain. He showered and got dressed for Oregon’s staff meeting, but stopped to visit UO head athletic trainer Kevin Steil and Dr. Craig Davidson, who sent him to the emergency room at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

The Ducks are in San Antonio and preparing for Wednesday's Alamo Bowl appearance against the 16th Oklahoma Sooners. Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead and f0ur members of the team's offense spoke with media members at a press event on Sunday afternoon. The event lasted nearly 30 minutes. Quarterback Anthony Brown, running back Travis Dye and offensive linemen Steven Jones and Alex Forsyth joined Moorhead at the podium to field questions.

Hear from Oregon offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, running back Travis Dye, quarterback Anthony Brown, and offensive linemen Steven Jones and Alex Forsyth about the team's upcoming game against Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl and the team's journey to get there. Sign up for the FREE DuckTerritory.com newsletter and get all...