The Missouri Tigers offensive coordinator will try to outscore his former boss Saturday in Alabama.
Only 10 years before DeBoer led Washington to the National Championship as head coach, he was the offensive coordinator in the Missouri Valley Conference with Southern Illinois Carbondale.
Jeff Tedford was hired as Fresno State's head coach ahead of the 2017 season after spending 2016 as an offensive consultant with Washington. He brought along a promising graduate assistant from Washington to be his wide receivers coach in Moore. He also sought after a rising offensive mind in DeBoer to be his offensive coordinator.
Vonnahme saw first hand what made Moore and DeBoer different from the rest. The résumés of both are rare because their attention to detail and obsession with the details are even rarer. Moore knew when to turn 'it' on and when to let his guard down among his players. He understood the exciting moments for players — choosing jersey numbers, receiving Nike gear giveaways — that some older coaches might've found fatuous. He would have the wide receivers over at his house to watch "Thursday Night Football" and chow down a tray of chicken wings.
"I truly felt like he listened to my input, was not afraid to utilize it," Vonnahme said of DeBoer. "Kind of a unique personality, especially in college football where there are a lot of big egos." "He could win with any offense and any quarterback," Dalena said of DeBoer. "He doesn't need a Heisman Trophy quarterback to win."
"We really started from scratch," Vonnahme said of the offensive staff. "Kalen's system was kind of the basis, but Tedford had his input, Kirby brought things from Washington that he had done with Chris Peterson and Jonathan Smith. Tedford had been there so his fingerprints were on it." The season was a turnaround for Fresno State. But Moore and DeBoer made sure the team was left unsatisfied.
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