Coaching Quotes: Oregon DC Tosh Lupoi discussed defensive identity for Ducks

Tosh Lupoi explained why he chose Oregon over the NFL, and how his defense in Eugene will be “relentless.”

The Oregon Ducks have their spring football season well underway, and the coaches and players in the program have been able to embark on what will be the first year of a new era in Oregon football.

For the first time since practice started, media members got a chance to speak to new Ducks’ offensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, who came to Oregon after a stint in the NFL following his wildly successful stretch of coaching for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he went to four consecutive national championship games.

Lupoi discussed what ultimately lured him away from the NFL and to Eugene, what he sees as the ceiling for Oregon, and the type of identity that he wants his defense to have. Here are some of the best quotes from the interview: