In a ranking of Pac-12 head football coaches, Athlon Sport's Steven Lassan ranked Oregon's Mark Helfrich as the seventh best coach in the conference.
Here is what Lassan had to say about Helfrich, who is 24-4 as a head coach and coming off a Rose Bowl victory and an appearance in the College Football Playoff national title game:
"Helfrich is the only current Pac-12 coach to play for the national championship and has picked up where Chip Kelly left off by guiding Oregon to a 24-4 record over the last two years. The Ducks finished No. 2 in the final Associated Press poll after a loss to Ohio State in college football’s national championship in January. Helfrich and his staff navigated several injuries and overcame an early loss against Arizona to win the Pac-12 title and finish 13-2 overall. Prior to his promotion from offensive coordinator to head coach with the Ducks, Helfrich was an assistant at Arizona State, Colorado and Boise State. Helfrich won’t have Marcus Mariota in 2015, but the third-year coach has this program in great shape and poised to continue finishing near the top of the Pac-12."
(h/t Athlon Sports)
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