Dan Lanning fired his offensive coordinator, Drew Mehringer, on Sunday.
It was necessary.
The University of Oregon confirmed the move in a statement that included a written quote from Lanning.
“This was a decision I felt was in the best interest of our football program, as I believe a new direction is necessary to move our offense forward,” he wrote.
Mehringer shouldn’t have been promoted in the first place. He was unqualified and a lazy, convenient pick for a head coach who needed to make a bolder offseason move.
What will Oregon do? Will it hire a coordinator and bring in a transfer quarterback in one big offseason grab? Will it consider an older, more experienced replacement? Or go youngish?
Here’s what I’m thinking happens: