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In the WR room Stewart, Dickey, amd Kasper need to show out this upcoming season.

Report: Oregon to bring back former OL coach onto staff DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Oregon Ducks are reportedly hiring North Texas OL coach Cutter... Great news after Cavanaugh's departure to Corvallis!

I'm not really surprised given OBD's hard chasing of Jared Curtis. I hope that recruitment pays off!

This is the biggest question I have about him: can he recruit at an elite level? Oregon Ducks Coach Dan Lanning's Newest Hire Ross Douglas: Rising Star Recruiter? WWW.SI.COM Oregon Ducks wide receiver coach Junior Adams was hired for the...

5 things Oregon fans should know about WR coach Ross Douglas DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM What Oregon Duck fans should know about Ross Douglas, the reported...

This one is a significant loss IMO. He provides a ton of experience coaching the OL. Oregon State hires Mike Cavanaugh as offensive line coach, replacing Kyle DeVan WWW.OREGONLIVE.COM Cavanaugh is familiar to Oregon State, as he coached offensive line...

I'm viewing him as a good depth piece but leery of his size, 5'10" type DBs are where we got burned at times last season. I'd argue that he should rotate with Daylen Austin at nickel and see where the chips fall by mid-season regarding who starts full time going forward.

If Shough developed into a star then Mari0 might not have left...*uncomfortable shiver*

Might see some butting of heads then.

That should be interesting to watch. Can an NFL position coach be a good DC at the college level with little coordinator experience? Possibly but I'm guessing there will be some growing pains.

Honestly when I think about it, moving Samples to WR coach/Co-OC is probably one of (if not the) reasons he stayed in Eugene. DL and the brass would have been fully aware that both he and Junior Adams were interviewing with the Cowboys and this is how it played out.

Some possible options, all speculative of course. Oregon Ducks Replacement Options As Junior Adams Departs For Dallas Cowboys WWW.SI.COM Oregon Ducks co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers'...

This one hurts. Not only is he an elite recruiter but an excellent developer of players. I thought he would be next up for OC if Will Stein left.

Hartline just made the most sense. Osu2 was going to be hard pressed to find an OC of Chip's caliber and if Hartline wasn't promoted he would probably be looking elsewhere (Day doesn't need to lose yet another coach right now). He's been there for 7(?) years now so he's put in his time, the players and recruits know him well, and he's probably ready for the next level. That being said, even in the best scenarios replacing a coordinator is significantly disruptive. DL was really fortunate to snag Will Stein as he is very similar to Dillingham (young, dynamic, creative, similar offensive philosophy). But Day is going from one of the most experienced and successful offensive coaches in Chip to a newbie who has never called plays before. I think Osu2's offense takes a step back next season (and perhaps the season after) as Hartline learns on the job and makes mistakes like every newly promoted young person does. There's a window of opportunity there for OBD and Penn St to overtake the Buckeyes during that span.

Assuming the Dallas gig is $450k, I think his current contract buy out is more than that so he’d be losing money the entire first year if he left.

Fresh off National Championship run Chip Kelly hired as Raiders OC RAIDERSWIRE.USATODAY.COM One year at Ohio State was all it took for Chip Kelly to take an offense to... Yup

Feels like he'd have a better shot at being an NFL coach if he were a successful college coach first.

Well that didn't last long. Osu2 is going to have some problems next season.

This. The common thread between the last two national championship teams is that they were chock full of experienced veterans with 3-5 years of experience in those programs. I think the uneven performance of the offense and defense is at least partly explained by this as DL has had to utilize the portal extensively his first 3 years to assemble squads that can perform well under the circumstances. But while an experienced player from outside the program can perform well for 1 year, generally speaking another player who's been in the program for 4 years will understand their role and responsibilities far better (and can adjust on the fly more easily due to their deep knowledge of the schemes). Next season we'll start seeing some guys from his 1st recruiting class start to show what they're able to do and it will be the initial reflection of how well DL and the rest of the staff is at developing talent in house.

I would imagine that if they're considering Hampton instead of Lupoi, it's probably because they see something in his skillset that's more compatible with their personnel and defensive philosophy. Remember, Lupoi is the other guy on Oregon's staff that has a national championship ring as a DC...he's not perfect but he's not exactly chopped liver either.

Not necessarily...Knowles will be starting from scratch implementing his defense. Oregon goes to Penn St in just the 5th week of the season so there's a good chance that their defense will still be in an uneven state while everyone's figuring it out.

Well he's a Philadelphia native so "going home" makes some sense. Also being paid more than 3 million a year certainly helps.

I don't see how he wouldn't. He needs to show NFL scouts that not only can he play consistently at a high level but also stay healthy through a season. Being labeled injury-prone will kill his draft stock.

I think Knowles just got offered another contract extension from osu2, no word on whether he's accepted it or not though. Penn St is also making a big push for him as well. Losing him would be a pretty big blow for Ryan Day but if he's going to then it might as well be to Oklahoma in a different conference rather than to one of your rivals.

Should all 4 DBs develop well that would be the most talented secondary I've ever seen in Eugene.