Story byPaul White, Ducks WireMon, December 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM UTC·2 min readIt is pretty easy to get distracted at this time of the year in college football. Some teams have bowl games upcoming, while other are preparing for the College Football Playoff, but everyone is getting ready for the holidays and the festive events and traditions that come along with them. The Oregon Ducks will face those same challenges like every other team — only they have the added pressure of knowing both of their coordinators will be gone immediately after the season ends. Will Stein, who runs the Ducks’ offense, accepted a job to become the next head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, and although he’s vowed to remain with the team during the playoff run, he still has one foot in and one foot out. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe still has obligations to the Wildcats — like building out a staff — and he got a jump on it earlier today when Tony Washington Jr.