That didn’t take long. Two days after Dan Mullen left Starkville for Gainesville, Mississippi State AD John Cohen acted swiftly to find his replacement in Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead.

The news was reported Tuesday night, first by college football insider Brett McMurphy, and made official Wednesday. Cohen had this to say, via release, breaking down the decision to hire Moorhead.

“During our search, it became unequivocally clear who our next football coach was and that man was Joe Moorhead,” Cohen said. “Joe is a winner, a man of integrity with a blue-collar work ethic and an ability to motivate others that our student-athletes will gravitate to. His innovative offensive philosophy is a perfect fit for our program and will keep us on a path to competing for championships. I was also impressed with his detailed defensive plan. He will demand excellence on and off the field and maximize the resources we have to continue to be successful in the SEC. We are proud to welcome Joe, his wife Jennifer, his daughter Kyra and sons Mason and Donovan to the Bulldog Family.”

Moorhead had his own statement to release:

“It’s a tremendous honor to be a Mississippi State Bulldog,” Moorhead said. “I am thrilled to take the reins of an SEC program that has been as successful as this one has the past decade. I look forward to getting to know the young men on our team, hiring a staff and hitting the recruiting trail quickly. My family and I are excited about being a part of the Starkville community. I am grateful to John Cohen and Dr. Mark Keenum for giving me this opportunity, and I am proud to be your coach.”

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