Jim Leavitt to Be Named Oregon DC: Latest Contract Details and Reaction

The Oregon Ducks have agreed to a contract withJim Leavitt to make him the team's new defensive coordinator under head coachWillie Taggart, according to Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports.According to that report, LeavittColorado's defensive coordinator this past seasonsigned a four-year deal.The deal also will reportedly make Leavitt the highest-paid coordinator in Pac-12 history at a public institution, perFeldman, who offered more context on the signing:Leavitt indeed made a huge impact on Colorado's defense, as Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com added:In other words, Oregon's defense should see a turnaround sooner than later, while Colorado will have to deal with the fallout of losing the defensive coordinator who solidified that side of the ball for the Buffaloes over the past two years and was a finalist for theBroyles Award this year, given to the nation's top assistant.Leavitt's resume also includes a head coaching gig with South Florida (2000-09) and a job as the linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers (2011-15).Certainly, the hire is a headliner for Taggert, who will have between$3.7 million and $4 million to put together his staff, asathletic director Rob Mullens confirmed, perAndrew Greifof theOregonian. And it should signal a new era for Oregon defensive football as well, as Leavitt has his roots in the smashmouth, physical football Jim Harbaugh became known for in his stints at Stanford, San Francisco and now Michigan."When you see a Willie Taggart football team, you know a lot of that came from the Harbaughs," Leavitt said himself, per Greif. You can follow TimothyRapponTwitter.
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