Last season was rough for the Ducks finishing 4-8 and much of the blame falling on then Defensive Coordinator Brady Hoke, who took a mediocre Defensive Unit and made it worst. At the end of the season, he was let go along with the rest of the Coaching Staff following the firing of Mark Helfrich.
Hoke found a new home Coaching the Defensive Line in Tennessee, who has struggled this season. Following a blowout loss over the weekend at the hands of Missouri, 50-17, Butch Jones was fired and Hoke found himself in the role of Head Coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, it is expected to be on an interim basis.