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Chris Hampton's biggest challenge as Oregon's new defensive coordinator

Tosh Lupoi won't be hard to replace. As Oregon defensive coordinator he excelled at recruiting and relationships, but he was far from a master strategist, not a defensive mastermind or the type who could scheme an opponent out of their game plan.

For four years Oregon crushed bad teams but suffered some program-defining blowouts against opponents with equal or greater talent. Still, the Ducks compiled a .944 record in two years of Big Ten play. That's not nothing.

In his two years as the defensive coordinator at Tulane Hampton crafted a unit that won an AAC title and finished No.