The Oregon Ducks officially announced the internal promotions of Drew Mehringer to offensive coordinator and Chris Hampton to defensive coordinator. The Ducks' defense will look to improve under Hampton's guidance.

JaMarcus Shephard had his defensive coordinator in place at Oregon State before Charles Huff and Memphis come in and swiped Lance Guidry away to lead the Tigers defense.Back to the

This past season, Hampton was co-defensive coordinator and Mehringer co-offensive coordinator for one of the best teams in the country.

The Oregon Ducks' defense found success against top teams in 2025. The Ducks faced off against three of the top-10 teams in defensive stop rate in the College Football Playoff and showed how their defensive unit compares to the best in the nation.

Oregon’s promotions of Drew Mehringer and Chris Hampton to offensive and defensive coordinator, respectively, are now officially. Dan Lanning formally announced the moves, which were reported in early December, on Thursday.

Oregon football promoted from within to hire its new offensive and defensive coordinators to replace Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi.

“I couldn’t put into words the lessons I learned from coach Smart,” Lanning said while sharing the stage with Indiana coach Curt Cignetti the day before the Ducks and Hoosiers were set to clash in their CFP semifinal at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The Packers wasted no time finding their guy. Green Bay is set to hire former Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon as its defensive coordinator after Jeff Hafley departed the organization to become head coach of the Dolphins,