West Virginia University Athletics

Matt Moore, a 2023 Broyles Award nominee as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation, is in his sixth year on the Mountaineer staff as the offensive line coach and fifth year as the assistant head coach.

In 2023, WVU’s offensive line led the way for the Mountaineer offense to lead the Power Five 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) and it has the longest streak of games with 140 or more yards rushing (16), three more than any other team. It also led the league in rushing yards per game (245.7) and was tied for first in rushing touchdowns (24). 

The Mountaineers were No. 1 in the Big 12 and No. 2 among Power Five schools for fewest sacks allowed (10), improving from No. 44 in 2022 to No. 3 in 2023. West Virginia was the only team in the Big 12 with three players with at least 700 rushing yards and was the only team in the conference with two rushers who had at least 10 rushing touchdowns.

Center Zach Frazier, a three-time Big 12 all-conference honoree and two-time All-American (2021, 2023) was named to nine All-America teams in 2023 and was selected in the second round (No. 51) of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the Academic Heisman Trophy, and was one of 16 student-athletes nationally to be selected as a member of the National Football Foundation’s Scholar-Athlete team. He also was named to the College Sports Communicator’s Academic All-American First Team, marking the 12th first team member and 31st player in WVU history. Frazier led the team in knockdowns his last three years, producing 176 and having 198 during his entire career. Tackle Wyatt Milum earned All-Big 12 Second-Team honors.

In 2022, the offensive line paved the way for the running attack to record 2,058 yards and 24 touchdowns. It was led by All-Big 12 Conference First Team performer Zach Frazier, who finished with 51 knockdowns and had 38 great blocks. Tackle Wyatt Milum started all 12 games at left tackle, was second on the team with 36 knockdowns and earmed Academic All-Big 12 honors. Doug Nester started 11 games at right guard and registered 27 knockdowns, had 16 great blocks and recorded eight games without allowing a sack. Left guard Tomas Rimac played in all 12 games, started the final five games and was named a Freshman All-American.

In 2021, the offensive line cleared the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in Leddie Brown for the second straight year. Center Zach Frazier earned All-America second team honors by the Walter Camp Football Foundation and the American Football Coaches Association, and tackle Wyatt Milum was named to three different freshman All-America teams. Frazier earned All-Big 12 Conference Second Team honors by the league head coaches, and guard Doug Nester was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team by PFF College.

In 2020, despite having to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia had one of the most improved offenses in the nation in terms of total yards, showing gains of more than 60 yards rushing per game, almost 30 yards passing a game, more than 90 yards of total offense and almost seven more points a game. 

His line had a productive year with Leddie Brown rushing for 1,010 yards and nine touchdowns and Jarret Doege throwing for more than 2,500 yards and 14 touchdowns. Four of Moore’s linemen earned postseason honors: senior guard Mike Brown earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors, Chase Behrndt was an All-Big 12 Fourth Team selection by Phil Steele, Brandon Yates was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection and Zach Frazier earned Freshman All-America honors.

In Moore’s first year, left tackle Colton McKivitz earned Walter Camp and Associated Press All-American honors and was named the Big 12 Conference’s Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year. The All-Big 12 First Team honoree played in the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, participated in the NFL Player Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.

Moore joined the WVU staff as the Mountaineers’ co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in January 2019. He came with WVU coach Neal Brown after serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for four years at Troy (2015-18). He spent two years on the offensive staff at Texas Tech in 2010-11 and was on the staff with Brown at Troy in 2006.

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’s offense led the Sun Belt in scoring offense in 2016, and finished No. 2 in the league in passing offense and total offense. Troy finished 10-3 and earned its first top-25 national ranking in school and conference history. The Trojans also placed six offensive players on All-Sun Belt teams, including four first-team selections.

Prior to Moore’s first season at Troy, he spent the previous 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), Texas Tech (OL/2007-11) and Troy (OL/2006). He began his coaching career at the high school level, producing successful runs in Georgia and Alabama.

With Neal Brown and Moore on the Texas Tech staff together in 2010, the Red Raiders finished No. 7 nationally in passing, No. 15 in total offense and No. 23 in scoring offense. The following year, the Red Raiders ranked No. 7 in passing, No. 13 in total offense and No. 22 in scoring offense.

Moore’s career began as the head coach and 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. Moore helped lead the Buccaneers to a 77-7 record and three consecutive Class 6A state titles.

Moore also served as head coach at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia, before beginning his collegiate coaching career at Troy.

A native of Canton, Georgia, 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.

He and his wife, Kelly, have three daughters, Tanner, Reece and Sutton.