ESPN.com · Mar 30, 2016
The unique relationship between Oregon's Don Pellum and his replacement, Brady Hoke
Don Pellum helped recruit new Oregon defensive coordinator Brady Hoke and they spoke for 45 minutes in January. "When he called," Hoke said, "I had an inkling his mind was settled, he was in a good place with it. ... It speaks volumes of who he is."EUGENE, Ore. -- The Oregon coaches' offices on the fourth floor of the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, the House that Nike Built, are laid out in the typical fashion of the football Taj Mahals. When you walk into the lobby, you go down one hallway for the offensive coaches' offices. You go down another hallway to find the defensive coaches.
