OR hires Colorado's Jim Leavitt as new defensive coordinator

  • by Grant Boone
  • in Sports
  • — Dec 18, 2016
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OR still owes Brady Hoke, who made $400,000 in 2016, $1.4 million over the next two years.

On Wednesday, Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports tweeted out that OR has hired Colorado defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt for the same position with the Ducks. Hoke replaced Don Pellum in 2015. Under Hoke, Oregon allowed 518.4 yards and 41.4 points per game.

Leavitt turned around a Colorado defense that was among the worst in the country before he arrived. OR ranked 126th out of 128 nationally in both categories. They also ranked No. 17 in the nation in yards allowed per game at 328.3.

And it should signal a new era for OR defensive football as well, as Leavitt has his roots in the smashmouth, physical football Jim Harbaugh became known for in his stints at Stanford, San Francisco and now MI. The Ducks gave up 6.4 yards per play and allowed 68 touchdowns as opponents ran 971 plays in 12 games.

"When you see a Willie Taggart football team, you know a lot of that came from the Harbaughs", Leavitt said himself, per Greif. Taggart also worked under Harbaugh as Stanford's running backs coach from 2007-09.

With Leavitt in the fold, I would expect some solidification of the 2017 Recruiting Class. Leavitt brings a lot of experience, and was the Head Coach of USF from the start of the football program.

Hoke, the former MI coach, was hired as the Ducks' defensive coordinator before the 2016 season.

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