Oregon AD Rob Mullens reacts to Mario Cristobal departure, talks next steps for Ducks

Oregon AD Rob Mullens said that his phone is blowing up with interest in the Oregon job. He covered a lot of ground in this press conference.

Just a couple of hours after the news broke that former Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal would be leaving the Ducks to take the job with the Miami Hurricanes, Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens met with media members to answer questions about the situation and provide a plan for the upcoming coaching search.

While the entire situation is still very fresh and there are a lot of moving pieces, Mullens did a great job of expressing his appreciation for Cristobal, as well as laying out a plan for where things go from here when it comes to the coaching search and preparing for both early signing day and a bowl game. Here are the major points that Mullens made in the press conference:

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