The Seattle Times · Oct 22, 2019
Ducks keep stealing coaches from the Cougars, but still keep losing to WSU
PULLMAN – One of the most robust pipelines in the college football coaching world is the one that exists between the golden wheat fields of the Palouse and the evergreen forests of the Willamette Valley.
Not since 2015 has Mike Leach made it through the offseason without seeing one of his assistant coaches swap crimson Washington State polos and caps for the green – and not just apparel – that Oregon has to offer.
Jan. 13, 2016: Washington State inside receivers coach David Yost is hired by Mark Helfrich as Oregon’s new quarterback coach and passing game coordinator.
Jan. 12, 2017: Defensive line coach Joe Saleve’a leaves Pullman to coach the same position in Eugene for Willie Taggart.