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Kellen Moore is among the league's top up-and-coming coaches. Many have ticketed him for a head-coaching position in the not-too-distant future. But he's going to have to wait at least a little bit longer until he Irv Smith Jr. Jersey gets his time coaching a full team.The Chargers fired Brandon Staley as the head coach. Rather than name Moore, the offensive coordinator, as the interim head coach, as the interim head coach. In addition to Smith, JoJo Wooden was named the interim general manager, filling in for Tom Telesco, who was also let go Friday morning.It was widely expected Moore, 35, would be named the interim head coach, particularly given he has spent the past five seasons as an offensive coordinator four with the Cowboys, then this year with the Chargers.MORE: Why was Smith tasked with guiding Los Angeles over its final three games over Moore? Here's what you need to know:Why Giff Smith was named interim head coachThe Chargers have not said specifically why Smith was named over Moore. But it appears part of the reasoning stems from his experience in the organization.Smith has been with the Chargers since 2016, when he was named the team's defensive line coach, making him the longest-tenured coach on the team. He was transitioned to linebackers coach starting in 2022. Prior to his time with the Chargers, he had coached the defensive lines for the Bills (2010-12) and Titans (2014-15). Smith, 55, is 20 years older than Moore and has been coaching for more than two decades longer than Moore., Smith has played a crucial role in developing Joey Bosa and in coaching Khalil Mack."I think the mentality of our group is dominating every play," Smith told Chargers.com in May about the linebackers. "I don't want what we call 'ride the rollercoaster.' Can't be up and down right there, we want to steadily gain right there."When we're put in run or pa s with a 1-on-1 block, we should dominate. That's non-negotiable."Giff Smith coaching timeline, Smith was a standout defensive end at Georgia Southern, where he was named an All-American three times. He also helped lead the team to three national championships.As soon as his collegiate career came to a close, he went into coaching, becoming a graduate a sistant for three years at Arkansas, starting in 1991. He coached there through 1993, then moved to the same position at Georgia for 1994 and 1995.Smith took his first full-time coaching gig at his alma mater, coaching the receivers and secondary starting in 1996 through 1998, then became the defensive line coach at Tulane from 1999-2003. He then took his coaching talents to a Power Five program in Georgia Tech, taking over as defensive line coach in 2004 and holding the position through 2009.From there, Smith made the jump to the NFL, coaching the Bills' defensive line for three seasons starting in 2010 before going to the Titans in the same capacity in 2014. He spent two years with the Titans and joined the Chargers in 2016 as defensive line coach, and coached them through the move from San Diego to Los Angeles.The Chargers transitioned Smith to linebackers coach in 2022, his position for the past two seasons. Dalvin Tomlinson Jersey [/b]