Oregon will have to make a coaching hire this offseason with the departure of offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo to become UNLV's new head coach. The search for his replacement is already underway.

This year under the leadership of Arroyo, the Duck offense was one of the best in the country in many areas. The Ducks finished the regular season 15th in the country in scoring (35.9), 13th in the country in plays resulting in 10 or more yards, 12th in plays resulting in 60 or more yards, and Justin Herbert finished the year 13th in quarterback rating nationally. The Ducks were one of the best in the Pac-12 in every statistical category in the Pac-12.

"He's done a really good job. He is a tremendous human being that has been really loyal to the program and to our players," said Mario Cristobal. "A lot of credit to him. Appreciate all the work he's done, and we'll wish him the best after this game and his new job."

The process of hiring Arroyo's replacement has already begun. Cristobal and the Ducks are reviewing resumes, setting up interviews in Eugene, and going through the list of candidates one by one. What exactly is Cristobal looking for in his new offensive coordinator? He described the traits of the new coach that he will be searching for.

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"A guy that really understands offensive football from A to Z. Really prefer, has to have some type of experience as a play-caller, for sure." said the head coach. "I know there are different ways to mix and match this stuff. Sometimes you have a great quarterback coach that has called plays before, a pass-game coordinator matchup with a run game coordinator. Sometimes you have a guy that really has coached it all, coached the guys up front, the runningbacks, at quarterback, has coordinated the run game, the pass-game, and he's just got a great feel and can do it all.

"You want a guy that understands everybody's assignment, what to do, how they do it, why they do it that way, because at the end of the day, he does have to install, he does have to get in front of everybody and do everything and make corrections and adjustments, if they're not done exactly right. Precision is important. So, NFL guys, college guys, at every level, are in play."

There is no timetable for when Oregon will make the new hire but there is no reason to rush it as Cristobal put it. The Ducks will know the name when they find it.

"The amount of interest That has been garnered by this has been incredible. I mean, we have a really impressive list," said Cristobal. "It's something I'm sorting through, phone interview. We'll be doing face to face interviewing both here and away to find the right guy.

"I think we've shown a really good track record for hiring the right kind of people, because we do take our time and a very thorough process, a very grueling process. But it's worth it. Because at the end of the day, he is the guy that's surrounding our players, right. He's the one that's responsible for making sure that we're on the right page. We're on the same page and doing the right things offensively."