Hokie ClubThe Moore File
Virginia Tech XP: Second season
Coaching XP: 30th season
Hometown: Canton, Ga.
High School: Cherokee High School (Ga.)
Alma Mater: Valdosta State (1996)
Playing XP: Offensive lineman at Valdosta State (1991-94)
Family: Wife - Kelly; Daughters - Tanner, Reece, Sutton
| COACHING TIMELINE | ||
| Seasons | Organization / School | Title |
| 2025-pres. | Virginia Tech | Offensive Line |
| 2020-24 | West Virginia | Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line |
| 2019 | West Virginia | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line |
| 2018 | Troy | Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line |
| 2015-17 | Troy | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line |
| 2013-14 | Louisiana Tech | Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line |
| 2012 | Middle Tennessee | Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line |
| 2007-11 | Texas Tech | Offensive Line |
| 2006 | Troy | Offensive Line |
| 2005 | North Gwinnett HS (Ga.) | Head Coach |
| 1999-2004 | Hoover HS (Ala.) | Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line |
| 1997-98 | Pickens HS (Ga.) | Assistant Coach |
| POSTSEASON GAMES (15) | ||
| Seasons | Organization / School | Game |
| 2024 | West Virginia | Frisco Bowl |
| 2023 | West Virginia | Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| 2021 | West Virginia | Guaranteed Rate Bowl |
| 2020 | West Virginia | Liberty Bowl |
| 2018 | Troy | Dollar General Bowl |
| 2017 | Troy | New Orleans Bowl |
| 2016 | Troy | Dollar General Bowl |
| 2014 | Louisiana Tech | Heart of Dallas Bowl |
| 2011 | Texas Tech | Ticket City Bowl |
| 2010 | Texas Tech | Alamo Bowl |
| 2009 | Texas Tech | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| 2008 | Texas Tech | Gator Bowl |
| 2006 | Troy | New Orleans Bowl |
| 1994 | Valdosta State | NCAA Divison II First Round, Quarterfinals (player) |
| PROMINENT NFL PUPILS | ||
| Position | Name | Accolade |
| OT | Wyatt Milum | 2025 NFL Draft, Third Round (Jacksonville) |
| C | Zach Frazier | 2024 NFL Draft, Second Round (Pittsburgh) |
| OT | Colton McKivitz | 2020 NFL Draft, Fifth Round (San Francisco) |
Coaching Highlights
• Moore’s 2025 offensive line at Virginia Tech averaged 182.4 ypg, ranking fourth in the ACC. The Hokies rushed for at least 150 yards in eight of the last nine games of the season, including a 357-yard effort against Cal, a 229-yard performance against NC State, and 194 yards against Miami, the most allowed by the Hurricanes all season.
• Moore mentored redshirt freshman center Kyle Altuner who started every game at center, logging 793 snaps. Altuner’s run blocking grade of 61.6was highest among P4 freshman centers according to PFF.
• Moore’s career has spanned nearly three decades and includes stops at West Virginia, Troy, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, and Texas Tech. He is a two-time Broyles Award nominee (2016, 2023) for the top assistant coach in the country.
• Since 2015, Moore has mentored 17 all-conference players. During his career, he has coached in 13 bowl games and been a part of 11 teams who have won at least eight games, including four, 10-win seasons.
• Moore spent six seasons at West Virginia (2019-24) as the offensive line coach and served as assistant head coach since 2020. While in Morgantown, Moore tutored offensive tackle Wyatt Milum, a 2024 consensus All-American, along with offensive tackle Zach Frazier, a two-time All-American (2021 & 2023) and Colton McKivitz who earned 2019 All-American honors.
• During the 2024 season, the Mountaineers were 27th in the FBS in rushing yards per game (192.7) through the regular season. The Mountaineers tallied 88 rushed of 10-plus yards, ranking in the top-10 nationally.
• In 2023, WVU’s offensive line helped the Mountaineer offense lead power conference teams in rushing yards (2,976). In Big 12 games, WVU was the only school to finish with more than 2,000 rushing yards (2,211). The Mountaineers also led the league in rushing yards per game (245.7).
• Moore joined the WVU staff in 2019 after serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for four years at Troy (2015-18). The 2017 squad finished 11-2, won the Sun Belt Conference Championship and had a signature win at No. 22 LSU, snapping the Tigers’ 49-game nonconference home winning streak.
• Four Trojan offensive linemen earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors, including left tackle Antonio Garcia, the highest selected offensive lineman in conference history, No. 85 overall in the NFL draft by the New England Patriots.
• Moore spent two years as the assistant head coach and offensive line coach at Louisiana Tech. In 2014, the Bulldogs won the Conference USA Western Division Championship and earned a trip to the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Moore also spent time at Middle Tennessee (OL/2012), and Texas Tech (OL/2007-11).
• Moore’s career began as the running backs coach at Pickens High in Jasper, Georgia, from 1997-98, before spending the next six years as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at perennial powerhouse Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama where he helped lead the Buccaneers to three consecutive Class 6A state titles. Moore also served as head coach at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia.
Playing Highlights
• Moore played at Valdosta State, starting 34 games at left guard from 1991-94.
• He earned All-Gulf South Conference First-Team honors as a senior. He graduated from Valdosta State in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.