Western Kentucky expected to hire former Oregon RB Andre Crenshaw as running backs coach

Western Kentucky is expected to hire Andre Crenshaw as its running backs coach, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. A former Oregon running back, Crenshaw was the running backs coach at FCS school South Dakota State the past two seasons.

Crenshaw starred for the Ducks from 2006-09, finishing his career with 703 yards and eight touchdowns. He joined the coaching ranks in 2015 at Morehead State, later going on to Tennessee Tech (2017) and Southeast Missouri State (2020-21).

During his first season at South Dakota State, Crenshaw worked with All-American Pierre Strong, who finishied the year with 1,683 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns. Strong went on to be a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft to the New England Patriots.

In all, Jackrabbit running backs accounted for more than 2,900 yards in 2021 as sophomore Isaiah Davis posted 701 yards in only seven games and true freshman Amar Johnson added 427 yards in a reserve role.

Andre Crenshaw earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the Oregon in 2010 and added a master’s degree in educational policy and administration from Dakota Wesleyan in 2015.

Oregon hires Chris Hampton as position coach

Tulane defensive coordinator Chris Hampton will be joining Oregon‘s coaching staff as a position coach according to a report from ESPN’s Peter Thamel.

Hampton assumed the role as Tulane’s defensive coordinator two seasons ago, transforming a defense that gave up 34 points per game in 2021 to one that ranked second in the American Conference just giving up 20.5 points per game. He made stops at Central Arkansas, McNeese State, Tulane, and Duke as a defensive backs coach before become the Green Wave’s defensive coordinator, and played safety at South Carolina from 2004-2007.

He will likely fill the role of former Oregon safeties coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator Matt Powledge, who returned to Baylor as the Bears defensive coordinator this offseason.