The Oregon Ducks are kicking off the spring football season later this week, and with their first practice just a couple of days away, the official coaching staff for the 2026 season has been set in stone.
On Monday evening, the Ducks announced their full coaching staff lineup on social media. The new staff features a handful of promotions, many of which came from within, as well as a number of additions. Of course, the main promotions came at the coordinator spots, with Drew Mehringer moving up to replace Will Stein, who left to take over as the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, while Chris Hampton was promoted to replace Tosh Lupoi, who left to become the head coach of the California Golden Bears.
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To backfill those spots on offense, we saw Koa Ka’ai promoted from assistant QB coach to QB coach, and Jack Smith promoted from graduate assistant to TE coach. Meanwhile, on defense, the defensive secondary has been split, with Chris Hampton taking over the safeties, as well as the DC spot, and Rashad Wadood taking over the cornerbacks.
There were also a handful of additions on the staff, one of which is a familiar face in Mike Cavanaugh. A couple of years ago, Cavanaugh was on the staff as an assistant in the OL room, but he left to take a spot on the Oregon State Beavers staff. Now, it appears that he will be back in Eugene for the 2026 season as an offensive assistant.
It also appears that the Ducks added former NFL wide receiver Ryan Switzer as an offensive analyst as well. Most recently, Switzer was the WR coach and passing game coordinator for Tulsa.
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