PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 01: Steven Jones #74, playfully rubs head coach Mario Cristobal of the Oregon Ducks head after a Gatorade shower at the end of the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Rose Bowl on January 01, 2020 in Pasadena, California. The Oregon Ducks topped the Wisconsin Badgers, 28-27. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
When you have a head coach who was once an offensive lineman, you’ll see just how much of an emphasis he puts on recruiting the trenches. Such is the case with Oregon football coach Mario Cristobal.
The former Miami Hurricanes offensive lineman from 1989-92 has become one of the fastest-rising head coaches in college football and he’s also a heck of a recruiter.