LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University football program brought back one of its own, as it announced the hiring of
Darien Moody as defensive ends coach.
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"We're really happy to have Coach Moody back here at Alcorn. He did an outstanding job last year at Mississippi Valley, and Coach [Cedric] Thornton is excited about having a young, energetic coach on staff. He will be a great influence to our student-athletes," said Alcorn head coach
Fred McNair.
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Moody graduated from Alcorn in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree in business administration. He was a two-time All-Conference First-Team selection and helped the Braves win back-to-back SWAC Championships in 2014 and 2015.
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Moody remained at Alcorn and served as a defensive graduate assistant in 2017. The Braves won the SWAC East Division and returned to the SWAC Championship game that season.
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"I'm very excited to be back home on The Reservation where I played and was a GA as well. Being embraced by so many familiar faces in the Alcorn community is a special feeling," Moody said. "I'm blessed to be given the opportunity to come back and work under a great head coach in Coach McNair, and a great defensive coordinator in Coach Thornton. I hope that we can continue the winning tradition and bring the fifth championship in seven years to The Reservation."
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In 2018, he worked in a similar capacity at Southern Miss and coached the No. 3 ranked defense in football as the Golden Eagles finished 6-5.
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Most recently, Moody worked as the defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator at Mississippi Valley State in 2019. He coached Jerry Garner who led the SWAC in sacks with nine and was an All-Conference selection.
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Moody is a native of Columbus, Ohio and Gahanna Lincoln High School. In 38 games at Alcorn, he registered 102 tackles, 15 sacks and five forced fumbles.
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