Earlier this month, it was reported that the Oregon Ducks were hiring former Syracuse Orange wide receivers coach Ross Douglas to take over for Junior Adams in Eugene.
On Thursday, the Ducks made that move official, publicly announcing Douglas for the first time as the team’s new WR coach.
Douglas is considered a rising star in the coaching industry. Douglas has coached at both the college and NFL levels, spending time with the New England Patriots before taking over with Syracuse in 2024.
Douglas helped the Orange produce the No. 1 passing offense in the nation, with QB Kyle McCord, WR Jackson Meeks, and WR Trebor Pena leading the way.
Before his time at Syracuse. Douglas served as a defensive quality control coach with New England, before moving to the offensive side of the ball as an assistant WR coach, and then the leading WR coach in 2023.
This hire was a big one for Lanning, seeing as Adams was seen as one of, if not the best position coach on the staff for Oregon. There was a lot of speculation as to which way the Ducks were going to go with this hire, seeing as they could have just as easily promoted RB coach Ra’Shaad Samples from RB coach to WR coach and chosen to hire a new running backs coach to replace him.
In the end, Lanning went out and got a rising star at the position, and someone who will likely make his way up the coaching ladder in short order as well.
This article originally appeared on Ducks Wire: Oregon Ducks officially announce hire of Ross Douglas as WR coach
