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The Oregon Ducks have named former Georgia Bulldogs interim coach and player Bryan McClendon as their interim coach. McClendon previously worked as the assistant/wide receivers coach at South Carolina before taking the wide receivers coach job in Eugene in 2020.
McClendon is filing in for former Oregon coach Mario Cristobal, who took the job at Miami. Oregon is playing the Oklahoma Sooners, who also have an interim coach, Bob Stoops, in the Alamo Bowl.
McClendon joined the South Carolina Gamecocks for the 2016 season. He became their offensive coordinator in 2018, but the Gamecocks struggled mightily over those two seasons going 11-14. He coached NFL standout Deebo Samuel during his time with South Carolina.
Georgia fans may remember McClendon from this key touchdown catch against Georgia Tech in 2005:
McClendon won 44 games and two SEC Championships during his time in Athens as a player. He returned to Georgia as a graduate assistant coach in 2007-2008. He served as running backs coach from 2009 to 2014 (he coached both Todd Gurley and Nick Chubb) before becoming recruiting coordinator.
McClendon served as Georgia’s interim coach in the 2016 Tax Slayer Bowl. Georgia won the game 24-17 over Penn State.
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