Former Oregon Ducks coach Mark Helfrich is joining Fox Sports as a college football analyst for the upcoming season, according to a report Tuesday morning.

The Big Lead, citing an anonymous source, reported that Helfrich will work as an analyst in the booth during college football games this fall. Helfrich has kept a low profile since his November firing after four seasons as UO coach, visiting Miami, Tennessee and speaking at a coaches clinic in March at Notre Dame.

Signs that Helfrich was joining Fox were apparent last week, when Fox Sports play-by-play commentator Tim Brando tweeted a photo from a golf outing featuring Helfrich and several others connected to Fox Sports.

This will be Helfrich's first foray into broadcasting. He was scheduled to join an ESPN panel during the College Football Playoff national championship game, but did not appear

-- Andrew Greif