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His Dawg days behind him, assistant coach Cort Dennison enjoying 'us mentality' with Oregon Ducks

Meet Cort Dennison: Oregon Ducks outside linebackers coach

EUGENE -- Cort Dennison's metamorphosis from ex-Washington Huskies standout to new Oregon Ducks assistant coach doesn't come with the intrigue of a spy thriller.

It's more a tale of an up-and-coming guy knowing the right names to be in the right place at the right time.

Dennison, a Salt Lake City native, took plenty of lumps from the Ducks for four years in a row, beginning as a redshirt freshman during the dismal 0-12 season of 2008 that cost UW coach Tyrone Willingham his job.