UCLA Football Preview: Ducks Coaching Staff Looks to Continue Progress

Ducks head coach Mario CristobalLet’s finish up our Oregon football previews with a look this morning at the Ducks’ coaching staff and special teams.

It’s been a tumultuous few years for the Ducks. After Mark Helfrich was fired following a 4-8 campaign in 2016, the Ducks brought in South Florida head coach Willie Taggart as their new head coach. Taggart led the Ducks to a 7-5 record last year before he opted to return to the State of Florida to fill the vacancy left by Jimbo Fisher’s departure for Texas A&M.

With Taggart gone, the Ducks turned to Mario Cristobal as the team’s next head coach. Cristobal, who had been the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at Alabama from 2013 to…