Who will call plays for Oregon after Mehringer's firing?
EUGENE — After firing first-year offensive coordinator Drew Mehringer seven games into the 2026 season, Dan Lanning shared Oregon ’s plans for filling his role moving forward at his weekly press conference Monday night.
Key points
- Because we didn’t create success for our team this season.” Latest Ducks news Oregon makes a big leap in latest College Football Playoff rankings Dan Lanning backs expanded college football playoff to 24 teams Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham takes shot at Oregon’s $50M roster Read the original article on oregonlive.com.
- He’s gonna lead the efforts there with the offensive staff, but it’ll still be a collaborative effort, with a lot of the work that we do.
- “He has a lot of experience as a play-caller, was with me in Georgia when we were part of the national championship team,” Lanning said.
The Ducks’ offensive decision-making was at the center of intense criticism over the past three weeks, during which Oregon averaged just 14 points per game and lost twice to UCLA and Illinois.
Additional details
- Offensive assistant Jay Johnson will lead offensive playcalling for the Ducks going forward, Lanning said.
- “Went on to have a lot of success in Colorado and Michigan State.
- Lanning spoke to the human element of letting Mehringer go.
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