Report: Mario Cristobal makes multiple offers to potential assistants

New Miami football coach Mario Cristobal has offered several Oregon assistants the opportunity to follow him, according to On3’s Justin Hopkins. According to the report, Oregon offensive line coach Alex Mirabal has already accepted a role in the same position at Miami.

The other assistants who have received an offer include running back coach and run game coordinator Jim Mastro, co-defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach Ken Wilson, and strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Field. Cristobal also extended an offer to interim head coach Bryan McClendon, who served as wide receiver coach and pass game coordinator before becoming a candidate for the head coaching position.

Other former Oregon assistants have also taken opportunities elsewhere. Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Moorhead accepted the head coaching position at Akron, while defensive coordinator and outside linebacker coach Tim DeRuyter accepted the Texas Tech defensive coordinator job and took secondary coach and pass game coordinator Marcel Yates with him.

Mario Cristobal’s Miami staff will begin to take shape over the coming weeks, with at least one former Oregon assistant already on board.

Mario Cristobal’s farewell to Oregon

Former Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal shared a heartfelt farewell message for Oregon’s support during his time with the team. Cristobal took over head coaching duties for Oregon at the end of 2017, leading the Ducks since then. Cristobal leaves Oregon after being hired as the head coach of the University of Miami.

“FOREVER GRATEFUL!!! Thank you for the impact you made on our lives and for allowing us to serve! Honored. Blessed,” read Cristobal’s message to the Oregon Ducks program.

Cristobal leaves Oregon with a 35-13 record as head coach, including an impressive 23-9 record against conference opponents. in 2019, Cristobal’s Oregon team finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation and a win in the Rose Bowl.

Cristobal was voted Pac-12 Coach of the Year by the Associated Press for the 2019 season.

Oregon began the 2021 season in incredible fashion after beating Ohio State in their second game of the season. Unfortunately, their high ranking wouldn’t last after falling to Stanford in overtime. The Ducks closed out the season with back-to-back big losses to Utah.

The teams first met in November when Utah crushed Oregon in a 38-7 upset. They would meet again in the Pac-12 Championship Game just two weeks later, where the outcome would repeat itself with Utah winning 38-10 to earn a Rose Bowl berth.