Oregon assistant Matt Powledge reportedly emerges as candidate for Baylor DC job
One of Dan Lanning’s key assistants has reportedly emerged as a candidate to become the next defensive coordinator at Baylor.
Matt Powledge, who is in his first year as the Ducks’ co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach, has emerged as a target to become the Bears’ next DC.
Bruce Feldman of The Athletic and Fox first reported Baylor’s interest in Powledege.
Powledge is in the first year of a two-year contract with the Ducks that pays him $700,000 annually, according to records released by the University of Oregon.
If Powledge were to leave Oregon before Feb. 2023, he would owe the university 25% of his annual salary unless he leaves to become a head coach or defensive coordinator with play-calling duties.
A Huntsville, Texas, native, Powledge served on Dave Aranda’s Baylor staff from 2020-21 as safeties coach and special teams coordinator.
Prior to his time in Waco, Powledge served as outside linebacker coach and special teams coordinator at Louisiana from 2018-19. He has also worked as an assistant at the University of Louisianna Monroe, Sam Houston State, and Northwestern State. He worked as a graduate assistant at Kentucky and Southeastern Louisiana.
If Powledge ultimately does leave Oregon, he would become the Ducks’ second assistant this season to do so.
In November, Oregon offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kenny Dillingham left to become the head coach at Arizona State.
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**Gameday Central: Oregon vs. North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl**
The No. 15 Oregon Ducks will look to close out the 2022 season on a high note on Wednesday when they face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Holiday Bowl.
The showdown in San Diego will serve as the first-ever matchup between the Ducks and Tar Heels.
“They’re a good team,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said of the Tar Heels earlier this month. “I’ve got a lot of respect for (head coach Mack Brown) and the job that he’s done there. Obviously, they’re playing a championship in their conference; they’re really explosive on offense and have a great quarterback that did a lot of things.
“I’ve worked with some of the guys that they have on their defensive staff. I think they do a really good job. So it’s a great opponent, you want to play a good team. We got fortunate to play a good team in the bowl game.”
This will mark the fourth time that the Ducks have played in the Holiday Bowl in the game’s 43-year history.
Oregon defeated Oklahoma State, 42-31, under Mike Bellotti in 2008. It lost to Bob Stoops’ Oklahoma Sooners, 17-14, in 2005.
In 2000, Bellotti’s Ducks defeated Texas, 35-30.
Here’s a rundown of everything you need to know about Wednesday’s showdown between the Ducks and the Tar Heels in the lead-up to kickoff.
