ANN ARBOR -- Brady Hoke might be coaching football next season after all.

Per Scout.com, Hoke's one of three candidates who are expected to interview for Oregon's vacant defensive coordinator position.

Hoke -- Michigan's former head coach -- is joined on that list by former USC defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox and current USC linebackers coach Peter Sirmon.

After being fired from Michigan's head job last winter, Hoke took the 2015 season off. He visited practices at several different schools to study different football systems, and Oregon was one of them.

Hoke spent some time in Eugene watching the Ducks during spring practice last April as a guest of current Oregon head coach Mark Helfrich.

He's also plenty familiar with the west coast, having served time as a head coach at San Diego State from 2009-10 and an assistant at Oregon State from 1989-94.

Hoke didn't land a head job during this offseason's coaching carousel. He appeared to be a finalist for the East Carolina opening but ultimately didn't get the gig after not being able to agree on financial packages for his coaching staff.

Hoke went 31-20 during his four seasons as Michigan's head coach and was fired after a 5-7 campaign in 2014.

He's currently co-hosting a college football radio show on SiriusXM.

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