Marcus Arroyo's departure for UNLV had the Oregon Ducks searching for an offensive coordinator.

Ducks coach Mario Cristobal always conducts thorough searches and things have picked up since the Rose Bowl.

Below is a rundown of reported and potential candidates to be Oregon's next offensive coordinator, based on scheme fits, proven coaching records and connections to Cristobal and/or similar offensive philosophies.

This is not an all-encompassing list, as the position naturally generates interest, and some candidates have also landed other opportunities.

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Joe Moorhead, former Mississippi State coach and Penn State offensive coordinator

Moorhead was let go last week after two years at Mississippi State in which he went 14-12, but a tumultuous last six weeks for the program led to his ousting.

He was renowned as offensive coordinator at Penn State in 2016-17, when he helped the Nittany Lions go 21-5 overall and 17-3 in Big Ten play, the 2016 Big Ten Championship and two New Year’s Six bowls while averaging 39.4 points.

With Trace McSorley at quarterback and Saquon Barkley in the backfield in 2017, Penn State ranked seventh in scoring offense (41.1), fifth in third-down conversion percentage (48.0), 14th in passing efficiency (153.6), 17th in yards per play (6.55), 19th in total offense (460.3), 23rd in passing yards per game (290.2) and 21st in red zone conversion percentage (89.8).

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Will Hall, Tulane offensive coordinator

The Green Wave went from 82nd in scoring (26.8 points) and 70th in total offense (401.1 yards) in 2018 to 30th in scoring (33.1) and 22nd in total offense (449.3) this season under Hall.

He spent 2018 as associate head coach/tight ends coach at Memphis and helped guide the Tigers to a school record 3,311 rushing yards and 42 rushing touchdowns during the regular season.

Hall was offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2017 when the Ragin' Cajuns had the Sun Belt's No. 3 rushing offense with 2,204 yards and 27 rushing touchdowns and led the conference in red zone efficiency (92.9 percent).

Prior to his time at ULL, Hall spent three years as head coach at Division II West Georgia, where he went 31-9, and six years at West Alabama (2008-13) including the last three as head coach. He also had stints at Arkansas-Monticello, Southwest Baptist, Henderson State and Presbyterian.

He won the Harlan Hill Trophy in 2003 as quarterback at North Alabama.

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Jedd Fisch, Los Angeles Rams offensive assistant

Fisch has spent the last two seasons under Sean McVay and serves as the Rams clock-management specialist, in addition to other duties.

He was offensive coordinator at UCLA in 2017 and spent the last two games as interim head coach.

Fisch previously served as offensive coordinator and QB coach at Michigan (2015-16), with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2014-15), Miami (2011-12), quarterbacks coach with the Seattle Seahawks (2010) and OC at Minnesota (2009).

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Jorge Munoz, LSU analyst and former Louisiana offensive coordinator

Munoz has spent the last two years as an offensive analyst at LSU and has had an off-field role in helping develop Joe Burrow.

A southern California native, Munoz installed the offense at UL-Lafayette in 2008 that went on to set program records for total offense (5,390 yards) and touchdowns (54). He served as ULL’s pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2008-10), receivers coach (2011-15, 2017) and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2016) before head coach Mark Hudspeth was fired after the 2017 season.

Munoz, 44, previously spent three seasons at Eastern Illinois (2005-07) and had stints at Charleston Southern (2004-05), Anderson College (2001-02), Southeast Missouri (1999-00) and his alma mater, Bethany College (1998) in Kansas.

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Ken Dorsey, Buffalo Bills quarterbacks coach

The former Miami Hurricanes quarterback has been in the NFL for eight years, first with the Carolina Panthers and now the Buffalo Bills.

With the Panthers, Dorsey worked with Cam Newton in four of his first six seasons, including Newton's 2015 NFL MVP campaign and Super Bowl 50 appearance.

The Orinda, Calif. native spent 2018 as an assistant athletic director at FIU under his former Miami coach, Butch Davis, before joining the Bills this season under offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.

Dorsey's lack of play-calling experience could be a hurdle and it's unclear whether the two-time Heisman Trophy finalist, All-American and national champion would be interested in coaching at the college level, or what he could bring to the table in terms of recruiting.

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Doug Nussmeier, Dallas Cowboys tight ends coach

Nussmeier spent the last two years with the Dallas Cowboys but with Jason Garrett out and Mike McCarthy making staff changes it's unclear where Nussmeier will end up.

He previously served as offensive coordinator at Florida, Michigan, Alabama and Washington, working with Cristobal in Tuscaloosa in 2012-13.

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Ryan Gunderson, San Jose State QB coach and passing game coordinator

Gunderson helped SJSU improve from 103rd in scoring, 94th in total offense and 75th in passing in 2016 to 57th, 50th and 4th, respectively, this season.

The Portland native and former Oregon State quarterback is a younger and more up-and-coming candidate but his ability to help the Spartans offensive turnaround is undeniable.

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Rob Chudzinski, former Cleveland Browns head coach

The former Cleveland Browns head coach and Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers and Browns offensive coordinator is a longtime friend of Mario Cristobal. They played together at Miami and when Cristobal began his career at the U as a graduate assistant, Chudzinski was the tight ends coach and later the offensive coordinator, including during the 2001 BCS National Championship season.

Chudzinski moved to coaching in the NFL in 2004 until 2017, when he was let go by the Colts.

Cristobal had discussions with Chudzinski this past winter, though a full-time position didn't materialize.

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Frank Ponce, Louisville quarterbacks coach

Ponce served as wide receivers coach at FIU under Cristobal from 2007-12 and followed Scott Satterfield to Appalachian State, where he was co-offensive coordinator and QB coach, and now Louisville as QBs coach.

Though the Cardinals ranked 70th in passing this season, quarterback Micale Cunningham threw for 20 touchdowns and five interceptions and had a passer rating of 193.61, which doesn't qualify statistically due to his low number of attempts but would rank 4th nationally.

Appalachian State ranked 15th nationally in rushing offense in 2018, while ranking 20th in scoring offense.

Ponce coached Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year Zac Thomas in 2018 and Sun Belt career touchdown record holder Taylor Lamb in 2017.

Ponce is a strong recruiter and hails from Miami, where he began his career as a high school coach.