A few things ...
-- As important as is filling the gaping football head-coaching vacancy for the Oregon program, I think it's more important for UO athletic director Rob Mullens.
In my view, Mullens' stewardship of the athletic department has been shaky at best.
He made a rushed hire when he promoted Mark Helfrich to head coach, apparently without conducting a thorough search. He made a rushed decision to give Helfrich a raise and contract extension less than two years ago.
He let Helfrich and one of college football's most loyal coaching staffs stew in uncertainty for more than 48 hours last week while attending a College Football Playoff selection committee meeting in Dallas before telling them they had been fired.