EUGENE — It’s officially official: Joe Moorhead is Oregon’s offensive coordinator.

A week after reports, including by The Oregonian/OregonLive, that the Mississippi State coach was joining the Ducks, UO formally announced the addition Tuesday morning.

“The search for our next offensive coordinator was extensive and drew interest from coaches at all levels from around the country,” Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said in a statement. “It was a thorough process, because we wanted to not only get the best coach for the University of Oregon, but also the best fit for our student-athletes and coaches. I’m fired up to welcome Joe, his wife Jennifer, daughter Kyra and sons Mason and Donovan, to Eugene and our football family.

“I’ve admired Joe’s offensive philosophy and ability as a play caller from afar, and after meeting with him I was even more impressed. He is a great teacher and communicator, and instills confidence and belief in his players. His offenses have been explosive, balanced, multiple and creative. More importantly, he’s a great man, father and husband who our players and staff will enjoy working with.”

Moorhead went 14-12 at Mississippi State, but a tumultuous final six weeks of the season led to his ousting.

He was renowned while offensive coordinator at Penn State from 2016-17, when he helped the Nittany Lions go 21-5 overall and 17-3 in Big Ten play while averaging 39.4 points.

“I’m extremely excited and very appreciative of coach Cristobal for this opportunity,” Moorhead said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to helping build on the great success the program has already had and I can’t wait to experience game day in Autzen Stadium.”

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Moorhead has been the play-caller on four teams that won a conference championship, including Penn State (2016), Fordham (2014), Connecticut (2010) and Akron (2005).

In his first season at PSU, Moorhead’s offense broke school records for total offense (6,056), passing yards (3,650) and points scored (526).

With Trace McSorley at quarterback and Saquon Barkley in the backfield in 2017, Penn State ranked seventh in scoring offense (41.1), fifth in third-down conversion percentage (48.0), 14th in passing efficiency (153.6), 17th in yards per play (6.55), 19th in total offense (460.3), 23rd in passing yards per game (290.2) and 21st in red zone conversion percentage (89.8).

Moorhead went 38-13 as head coach at FCS Fordham from 2012-15 and had prior stints at UConn (2009-11), Akron (2004-2008) and Georgetown (2000-03), serving as offensive coordinator at each.

He replaces Marcus Arroyo, who left to become head coach at UNLV.