PULLMAN, Wash.(AP) — Washington State hired Kirby Moore as head football coach, interim athletic director Jon Haarlow announced on Friday.

Moore agreed in principle to a five-year contract to become the 36th head coach in program history. He replaces Jimmy Rogers, who after a season at Washington State agreed to become the head coach at Iowa State .

The Prosser, Washington, native is the younger brother of New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore, and also played at Boise State. Kirby spent the past three seasons serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Missouri for head coach Eli Drinkwitz.

“Today is a great day for Cougar Football and we are thrilled to welcome Kirby, his wife Kayla, and children, Sutton, Cohen and Crew to the Cougar family,” Haarlow said. “K

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