10 takeaways from Oregon’s loss at Illinois and firing of OC Drew Mehringer
As a result, on Sunday, Oregon coach Dan Lanning announced the firing of offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer.
Key points
- Here are 10 takeaways from Saturday’s game and the firing of Mehringer: 1.
- It feels like Mehringer is the scapegoat in this mess Criticizing play-calling is an armchair quarterback’s delight, but doing so under Oregon’s current circumstances is somewhat obtuse.
- The 21-10 defeat came against a marginal Illinois team that started a true freshman at quarterback, rushed for 225 yards, and held Oregon to two scoring drives.
— The Oregon Ducks (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) suffered their worst loss of the season at Illinois on Saturday.
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- (6) during a college football game between the Oregon Ducks and Illinois Fighting Illini on October 24, 2026 at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL.
- Does all of that excuse Mehringer for Oregon scoring just 42 points over the past three weeks?
- Oregon trailed 14-10, forced an Illinois punt and took over at the Ducks’ 9-yard line.
- Then sprinkle in losing top wideout Jeremiah McClellan (broken foot) after three games, starting wide receiver Evan Stewart (undisclosed injury) for the last two games, and two more rotational wide receivers heading into Illinois.
- Mehringer had to contend with several key personnel issues, including starting quarterback Dante Moore missing three games while in concussion protocol.
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