On Monday, the Porirua-born 18-year-old announced his commitment to attend the University of California, Berkeley’s football program on a full scholarship. He was named the Defensive Line MVP at the SoCal National Preps Showcase in November last year, and came out of high school with a three-star (out of five) rating. Then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and it became evident he wouldn’t get out on field at high school level. Ieremia Tui, one of his high school coaches, said in an interview with Bear Sports in the US that Moore was a “clean slate” with no bad habits for his new coaches to mould. “Working for it isn’t the hard part, I’ve always had a good head on my shoulders, so I just put my head down and worked hard,” Moore told Stuff.

Source: Stuff February 08, 2021 01:30 UTC