Mississippi State names Penn State OC Joe Moorhead head coach

— -- Mississippi State is hiring Joe Moorhead, Penn State's offensive coordinator, as its head coach, a team source tells ESPN's Mark Schlabach.

The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming days.?

The news was first reported by Brett McMurphy on Facebook.?

Moorhead, 44, joined Penn State in 2016.?

From 2012-15, Moorhead was head coach at FCS Fordham. Moorhead was 38-13 in his four seasons as head coach, turning around a team that had gone 1-10 the year before his arrival.?