EUGENE -- Oregon coach Mario Cristobal added to his first staff Thursday by hiring former Nebraska assistant Donte Williams.

Williams was announced as UO's outside linebackers coach but, according to a source, could see his responsibilities switched to cornerbacks should Charles Clark, who has coached the position for the last season, leaves to pursue a job in the SEC as expected.

Clark played at Mississippi and was linked to a job on the Rebels staff Thursday by Sports Illustrated.

Williams played at Idaho State, graduating in 2006, and was a graduate assistant at Washington for two seasons before earning his first full-time FBS coaching role in 2013 at San Jose State.

Two years later, Sports Illustrated named him one of the country's top-10 recruiters and he left to coach Arizona's corners in 2016 before leaving for Nebraska, where he oversaw corners and nickel and dime defensive backs under former Huskers coach Mike Riley last season. New Nebraska coach Scott Frost is bringing his entire staff from Central Florida to his new job.

"We are excited to add Donte to the staff," Cristobal said in a news release. "His leadership skills and impact on student-athletes will be of great benefit to our program. Donte is an excellent coach and a nationally recognized top recruiter, and we look to forward to utilizing his efforts, knowledge and energy to move our program forward."

-- Andrew Greif

agreif@oregonian.com