UConn head football coach Jim Mora has announced the addition of former Husky Kashif Moore to his coaching staff for 2023. Moore will join the Huskies as the wide receivers coach after serving in the same role last season at the University at Albany.
A four-year letter winner at UConn from 2008-11, Moore was elected team captain as a senior and graduated ranked in the top 10 in program history in receptions (126) while registering 1,699 career yards and 13 touchdowns. He competed in three postseason games, including catching four passes for 62 yards against Oklahoma in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - the program's first-ever BCS Bowl game. He was invited to the 2011 NFL Combine and later signed contracts with Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Kansas City.
After his playing career, Moore started his coaching journey at Conard (Conn.) High School under his former UConn receivers coach, Matt Cersosimo, from 2019 to 2020. He then spent a year at Wesleyan University, where he helped the Cardinals navigate through a 2020 season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There, he assisted in the development of the players on and off the field.
Following his time at Wesylan, Moore was hired as the running backs coach at Cornell University for the 2021 season and most recently, Moore spent the 2022 season at UAlbany as the team's wide receivers coach.
A native of Burlington, N.J., Moore played for Burlington Township HS where he earned all-conference, all-South Jersey and all-state in football and track. He graduated from UConn in 2011 with a degree in economics.
