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Dec 8, 2021
6:54:27am
Norge Coug Contributor
247 Sports latest on Oregon head coach situation
I've been spending time the last couple of days on an Oregon fan board (Fish Duck.com) and they published the latest on the Oregon coaching situation as of Monday afternoon at 5PM. The guy from 247 Sports is named Matt Prehm. He said that Chip Kelly, Justin Wilcox and Kalani have voiced interest in the job and there are varying degrees of interest from the powers that be in them. Justin Wilcox has a slight lead over Kelly though there are some decision makers who are negative to all three. The name of Lane Kiffin has also come up and according to the scuttle butt the interest is mutual. They say the buy out would not be a problem and if Kiffin were to say yes he would most likely get the job. The Kiffin interest is what Athletic Director Mullens was referring to on Monday when he said "there would be a lot of interest in this job." The writer feels there will be more names floated.

The timeline mentioned in the article was very interesting in that the decision could come as early as today. There were to be interviews yesterday and today. Tonight or tomorrow they plan on making a decision. They hope their choice says yes and he would be flown in tomorrow and the press conference would either be tomorrow or Friday. Then that coach is expected to hit the road this weekend to recruit. So this is all can to unfold in the next 24-48 hours. Of the four Kalani is the least popular candidate although that could change based on the interview. It was interesting in Kalani's presser on Monday that not a single question asked about the Oregon job.

It would be interesting if Chip Kelly got the job if UCLA doesn't come after Kalani right away. I'm sure Kelly would jump at the Oregon job. No fun playing a decided number two to Lincoln Riley and USC, not to mention having to compete with two NFL franchises.
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