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EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning filled another spot on his coaching staff on Tuesday, officially announcing Drew Mehringer as the Ducks’ new tight ends coach.

“I am fired up to bring Drew Mehringer to Eugene. He is one of the top young offensive minds in college football with an impressive history coaching multiple different positions. He was once the youngest play caller in the Power 5, and that experience will be very beneficial as we develop our offense. Our student-athletes are going to love working with Coach Mehringer and will learn a ton from him both as football players and as young men. I am excited to welcome Drew and his wife, Morgan, to the Duck family, and want to congratulate them as they anticipate the birth of their first child together.”

Mehringer joins the Ducks after spending 2021 at New Mexico as passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Lobos. He spent 2014 at James Madison and 2015 at Houston before becoming the youngest coordinator in the Power 5 as Rutgers’ OC in 2016 at the age of 28. He was the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Texas from 2017-19, and then worked as co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Florida Atlantic in 2020.

“My wife Morgan and I are unbelievably grateful to Coach Lanning for the opportunity to be a part of such an incredible staff,” Mehringer said. “It’s not common to see such a great group of people come together like this. Coach Lanning’s energy and passion for the players and the game resonate through the rest of the staff. Oregon is one of the most recognizable brands on earth. People like Phil Knight and Rob Mullens have built this into a place that most people only dream of. It’s not enough to just be associated, though. I look forward to helping drive the program onward and upward. The vision for the program is lofty and aggressive, and that’s something that I wanted to be a part of.

“I am excited to mentor, coach and develop such a great group of tight ends. Players are always the best part of the job, and the ones that I have had the chance to meet share the same passion I have. Morgan and I can’t express our gratitude enough and are so excited to be part of Oregon family. Go Ducks!”

Mehringer is the eighth assistant coach hire for Lanning, joining offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham, co-defensive coordinator Matt Powledge, cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin, defensive line coach Tony Tuioti, associate head coach and offensive line coach Adrian Klemm, special teams coordinator and nickels coach Joe Lorig, and co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Junior Adams.

Mehringer worked with New Mexico’s quarterbacks in 2021 after helping Florida Atlantic to an undefeated home season and a spot in the Mongomery Bowl in 2020.

Mehringer took over as Rutgers’ offensive coordinator in 2016 and installed a new offense under first-year head coach Chris Ash. He then went to Texas – following longtime mentor and head coach Tom Herman – where he made a big impact on Longhorns receivers in three seasons.

In 2018, Lil’Jordan Humphrey racked up the third-most receiving yards in program history with 1,176, and Collin Johnson finished just 15 yards shy of 1,000 to give Texas the second-best receiving duo in program single-season history.

Mehringer got his first full-time coaching role as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at James Madison in 2014, helping the Dukes advance to the FCS Playoffs. The offense ranked 10th nationally with 484.6 yards per game on the arm of quarterback Vad Lee, who finished fourth for the Walter Payton Award and was a third-team AP all-American. Lee set single-season program records for completions (282), yards (3,462), touchdowns (30), and total yards of offense (4,288).

Mehringer went from James Madison to Houston, serving as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator under Herman in 2015. He helped the Cougars to their second-ever 13-win season and 11th conference championship, culminating in a 38-24 win over No. 9 Florida State in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Houston finished No. 8 in the AP polls, its highest finish since 1979.

With Mehringer coaching the receivers, Houston ranked in the top 20 nationally with 484.1 yards per game and was one of three teams in the country to average more than 235 yards per game both rushing and passing. Four receivers made at least 25 receptions for 300 yards headlined by first-team all-AAC selection Dmarcus Ayers, who led the conference and ranked sixth nationally with 98 catches for 1,222 yards and six touchdowns.

After suffering a career-ending injury as a quarterback at Rice, Mehringer worked as student assistant for the Owls from 2007-09 before going to Iowa State as a graduate assistant in 2010-11. He earned a full-time coaching role at James Madison in 2014 after spending 2012-13 as a graduate assistant at Ohio State, working with the program’s tight ends and receivers in his first year and the offensive line in his second.

Mehringer earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Rice in 2010, and a Master’s degree in sports management from Ohio State in 2013.

Opt outs willI only become more commonplace after this. I hope he had insurance? How much will it hurt his draft stock will probably depend on the severity of the injury. I saw a headline that KT is at about 3d in mock polls. Where would he be with this injury? Oh well.

"Corral finished seventh in the 2021 Heisman Trophy voting after accounting for 31 total touchdowns and passing for 3,333 yards and rushing for 597 in the regular season. Corral led an Ole Miss team that went 10- 2 in the regular season and won 10 games before a bowl appearance for the first time in school history."

Right here:

Publishing the Oregon website for Rivals the past 15 years has been an amazing experience. From walking off the angry field with Chip Kelly in Boise, to bumping fists with Mario Cristobal on the 50-yard line at Ohio State following the huge upset. I have formed lifetime friendships with so many people in the Duck community.

But all good things come to an end and today is my last day as publisher. The time has come for me to focus on some new challenges and opportunities that are in front of me.

Members will be well taken care of in the future with content. Ryan Young, who has been publishing the USC site, will take over the duties with Oregon. His focus is going to be heavily on recruiting in addition to team coverage.

I have agreed to continue to help with the message boards, as well as event coverage in the future. Scott Reed and Brandon Gibson will be doing the same. The familiar admins you have gotten to know over the years aren’t planning to go anywhere.

I owe so many thank you’s. First to the DSA members who have been such a huge part of my life. To the admins like Scott and Brandon who have been with me for years. To the coaches who have treated me with friendship and respect. To the players and parents who I interact with to this day. To Rivals.com which has been a fantastic company to work with.

I look forward to the fun of bantering with DSA members in the months and years to come.

All for now.

Playing for the Steelers on MNF right now.

Go Ducks!

I sure hope u can find a spot for Dale.

I really enjoy his articles.

Bummer. These guys needed to get on a role. It's always tough as heck playing at their place and Utah's. Running out of games to make the tourney. I sure hope they can reschedule.

Like many here, I am eagerly awaiting final word on who shows up in the portal and who declares for the NFL draft.
But what are the deadlines by which student-athletes must declare their intentions?