The 2016 college football season has been a disappointment for the Oregon Ducks and their fans, and their No. 1 fan may be getting restless.

According to a tweet from ESPN business reporter Darren Rovell, Phil Knight is prepared to offer $10 million or more to a proven football coach to take his Ducks to the national championship.

Knight, who is 78, is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike and one of the biggest benefactors of the University of Oregon.

The Ducks were 3-5 under current coach Mark Helfrich entering Saturday's game with Pac-12 rival USC, and Oregon still has Stanford, Utah and in-state rival Oregon State on the schedule.

After losing in the College Football Playoff national championship game to Ohio State two seasons ago, the Ducks went 9-4 last season.

With things apparently trending in the wrong direction, it appears desperate times may call for desperate measures from Knight.