Joe Moorhead completes first Mississippi State staff, hires special teams coordinator

The Mississippi State Bulldogs now have a completed coaching staff, following this week’s hiring of a special teams coordinator.

New head coach Joe Moorhead has completed the hiring process by adding special teams coordinator Scott Fountain to his staff.

Fountain was at Georgia in the same capacity last year, and prior to that spent the 2009 through 2016 seasons at Auburn:

Welcome to the Family, @CoachSFountain! Our Special Teams Coordinator now completes @BallCoachJoeMo’s on-field staff!

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— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) January 12, 2018

In a statement released by the school, Moorhead said he’s excited to have an assistant with so much experience on college football’s biggest stages:

“Scott is one of the most experienced special teams coaches in the country,” Moorhead said. “He is a terrific recruiter, and he is going to be a big asset to our staff. Having coached in four national championship games and been a part of several conference championships, he understands what it takes to build a championship program.”

Here’s a look at the full Mississippi State coaching staff under Moorhead:

So with that, Joe Moorhead's coaching staff is now complete. Here's the full list pic.twitter.com/S2DoQR9451

— Bob Carskadon (@bobcarskadon) January 12, 2018

Moorhead also reportedly hired a recruiting coordinator in former Penn State colleague Michael Villagrana, per 247Sports.

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