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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Football has named Kashif Moore its new wide receivers coach. Moore spent the last three seasons at UConn, where he helped develop Biletnikoff Award finalist Skyler Bell into a 2025 consensus All-American. Moore is a native of New Jersey and has spent the majority of his coaching career in Northeast region. He was a team captain as a player for UConn and signed on as an undrafted free agent in the NFL in 2012. Kashif Moore joins the Nittany Lions following a three-year stint as the wide receivers coach at UConn. Moore’s three years in Storrs was highlighted by the development of Skyler Bell, who was a 2025 Biletnikoff Award finalist after finishing second in the country in receiving yardage (1,278), tied for third in receiving touchdowns (13) and fourth in receptions (101). Bell, UConn’s first-ever consensus All-American, finished 2025 tied for first nationally in 80+ yard receiving plays (2) and tied for fourth in 70+ receiving plays (3). In 2024, a pair of UConn wideouts pulled down 50-plus passes under Moore’s guidance. TJ Sheffield caught 54 passes for 505 yards while Bell grabbed 54 balls for 860 yards and 5 touchdowns to lead the team. Sheffield went on to sign a rookie contract with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans after the season. A former UConn player, Moore joined his alma mater after spending the 2022 season at Albany as the wide receivers coach. After completing his playing career at UConn, he began his coaching career at Conard High School under his former position coach at UConn, Matt Cersosimo, spending the 2019-20 seasons at the prep ranks. He would have one-year stops at Wesleyan University (2020) and Cornell University (2021) as the running backs coach. A four-year letterwinner 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. A native of Burlington, N.J., Moore graduated from UConn in 2011, where he earned his degree in economics. Moore and his wife, Tania, have two daughters, Kennedy and Sienna. Hometown: Burlington, New Jersey Education: Connecticut, 2011 - B.S. Economics Family: Wife: Tania; Daughters: Kennedy, Sienna 2026-: Penn State [Wide Receivers] 2023-25: UConn [Wide Receivers] 2022: Albany [Wide Receivers] 2021: Cornell [Running Backs] 2020: Wesleyan [Wide Receivers] 2019-20: Conrad HS [Assistant Coach] 2012-16: NFL [Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City]