Anyone wondering if Nike chairman Phil Knight has Chip Kelly’s number on speed dial? The way this Oregon season is heading it is becoming very unlikely Brady Hoke will have a job by 2017 and his head coaches job security is suddenly in question. To put Oregon’s 2016 struggle in perspective, the Ducks haven’t won less than nine games since “Bad Day” was topping billboard charts. Ironically that song might be just the perfect way to describe the Ducks defense this season, how’s that for a segue?
The Ducks brought in former Michigan coach Brady Hoke to revamp a defense that slipped to 82nd in defensive S&P+ last year and has managed to take Oregon to new lows.