Marqualan Smith,Jimmie Dougherty

Jimmie Dougherty (right) had served as Oregon's receivers coach since mid-December, but now is leaving to coach the same position at UCLA, per a Fox Sports report.

(Rogelio V. Solis)

12:10 p.m.: This story has been updated to reflect that UCLA has announced the hiring.

Oregon receivers coach Jimmie Dougherty is leaving for the same position at UCLA less than two months after his hiring in Eugene.

In a news release, UCLA coach Jim Mora said that Dougherty's previous working relationship with two new Bruins staffers "will undoubtedly bring cohesion to our team."

Meanwhile, at Oregon, there is more turnover.

Dougherty is the second assistant on coach Willie Taggart's staff to leave within the past week, following co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach David Reaves, who resigned Friday. Reaves was arrested Jan. 22 for multiple traffic violations, including a charge of DUII, and UO was in the process of firing Reaves before his resignation. Dougherty was a passenger in the car with Reaves at the time of the traffic stop; he was never charged with a crime, and UO subsequently did not respond to questions whether it had disciplined Dougherty.

Reaves will be arraigned Monday in Eugene Municipal Court.

Fox Sports first reported Dougherty's departure Wednesday morning, noting he will also hold the title of passing game coordinator at UCLA.

Dougherty's departure comes seven weeks after his two-year contract at UO, worth $275,000 annually, was made official, and one week after Oregon signed 24 players in a 2017 recruiting class that included four wide receivers.

Jimmie Dougherty is also expected to have the Pass Game Coordinator title at #UCLA. https://t.co/df7pSD6lFD — Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 8, 2017

Dougherty came to Oregon after one season as an offensive analyst under Jim Harbaugh at Michigan. Dougherty first worked for Harbaugh from 2004-06 with the San Diego Toreros. Dougherty previously was an assistant head coach and oversaw wide receivers and the passing game at San Jose State from 2013-15.

Dougherty coached the Washington Huskies' receivers from 2009-12, and before that he served in a variety of roles for the Toreros, from 2004-08. He coached wide receivers (2004), tight ends (2005) and quarterbacks (2006-07), and he was offensive coordinator in his final season at San Diego.

One likely replacement for Dougherty is former LSU receivers coach Dameyune Craig, who was fired last week after national signing day after just one season in Baton Rouge. Craig's name surfaced in January, according to multiple reports, as someone Taggart had spoken with about potentially joining the staff.

FootballScoop.com reported Wednesday that Craig was being "vetted" by Oregon.

-- Andrew Greif

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