Joe Moorhead comes from the University of Oregon, where he had been the offensive coordinator since this past year.
Moorhead returns to Akron following a five-year stint with the program starting in 2004, including two seasons as offensive coordinator.
He says the program will need to undergo a long but necessary rebuild to return to winning.
“There is no magic wand, and this thing isn’t going to be a quick fix. It happens because I’m here, and I have a fairly decent coaching pedigree," Moorhead said. "It’s not going to be through what we proclaim on social media. It’s not going to be a slogan we put on the back of a T-shirt. It’s going to be through good old-fashioned hard work.”
The Zips finished this past season with a 2-10 record, last in the MAC East Division. Moorhead replaces Tom Arth, who was let go earlier this year after going a combined 3-24 over three seasons as head coach.
