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Report: Oregon hiring Steelers' Adrian Klemm as OL coach

Jarrid Denneyby: Jarrid Denney12/27/21jarrid_denney
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Dan Lanning had a banner day Monday morning as he pulled from the pro ranks to add a pair of marquee coaches to his Oregon staff.

Just minutes before news broke that Lanning is hiring Tosh Lupoi as his defensive coordinator, it was also reported that Oregon is set to make a hire on the offensive side of the ball.

Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports reported Monday morning that Oregon is hiring Adrian Klemm, offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, as its OL coach and run game coordinator.

One interesting note from Thamel’s report is that Klemm is leaving the Steelers this week to start with the Ducks. Lanning will not officially return to Eugene to begin his Oregon tenure until after Georgia concludes its season.

Klemm, 44, has spent the last three seasons with the Steelers. Prior to that, he served as offensive line coach, run game coordinator, and associate head coach with UCLA from 2012-2016.

An Inglewood, Calif., native, Klemm played collegiately at Hawaii and was a second-round draft pick in 2000 who spent five seasons playing in the NFL. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at SMU and would later serve as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator there.

Klemm had a strong track record as a recruiter during his time at UCLA. Here is a look at the top recruits he has signed during his college coaching career, per 247 Sports.

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