Cowboys OC Kellen Moore Interviews For Boise State HC Job

Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has interviewed for the head coaching job at Boise State, as Mike Prater of the Idaho Press was first to report (via Twitter). Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, meanwhile, says the interview has not happened yet, but he confirms that Boise State is interested in Moore and would like to speak with him soon (Twitter link).

Regardless of whether a summit has taken place, it sounds as if the interest is mutual. Moore, 32, quarterbacked Boise State from 2008-11 and finished in the top-10 in Heisman voting in three out of his four seasons on campus. According to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, Moore sees the Broncos’ HC gig as a “highly attractive opportunity,” and he is in the last year of his contract with the Cowboys.

Moore’s collegiate success as a player did not translate to the pros, as he suited up for just three regular season games in his NFL career. However, he became Dallas’ quarterbacks coach in 2018 and was elevated to OC in 2019. He has called the team’s offensive plays in each of the past two years, and his unit was the best in the league last season in terms of total offense. It looked as though the Cowboys would be equally prolific this year, but injuries to quarterback Dak Prescott and the team’s O-line have obviously made life difficult.

Still, Moore’s work has attracted plenty of attention. The University of Washington wanted to hire him as its OC last season, but Moore stayed with the Cowboys and managed to adapt to new head coach Mike McCarthy‘s schemes. He might now have the chance to run a prolific college program now that Boise State’s former HC, Bryan Harsin, has accepted the head coaching job at Auburn.

If Moore does leave, it’s unclear if McCarthy — who will be retained for 2021 — would take over play-calling duties.

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