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Social Media Buzz: Oregon players react to hiring of OL coach A’lique Terry

Oregon players, both past and present, seem to be thrilled with the hiring of A’lique Terry as the new OL coach in Eugene.

The Oregon Ducks announced their newest coaching hire on Tuesday afternoon.

A’lique Terry, the former assistant defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings, will come to Eugene to replace Adrian Klemm, who left to take a job with the New England Patriots earlier this offseason.

Terry is familiar with Eugene, as he served as a graduate assistant for the Ducks on Mario Cristobal’s staff with focus on the offensive line. Terry was also the offensive line coach for the Hawaii Warriors in 2021.

The news got Oregon Twitter buzzing, with several players, both current and former, tweeting out their support for the hire, and letting it be known how excited they are that Terry will be coming back to join the Ducks’ coaching staff.

Here are some of the best reactions online:

A’lique Terry announced as Oregon Ducks new offensive line coach

The Oregon Ducks have announced that A’lique Terry will be the newest offensive line coach for the team, taking over for Adrian Klemm.

The Oregon Ducks have officially hired a replacement for former offensive line coach Adrian Klemm, reportedly bringing in A’lique Terry.

Terry most recently was the Minnesota Vikings’ assistant defensive line coach, but he has spent time as the offensive line coach for the Hawaii Warriors, and he also worked as a graduate assistant on the offensive line at Oregon under Mario Cristobal’s tenure.

Terry will be taking over for Klemm, who left Eugene to join the New England Patriots’ coaching staff as the offensive line coach. Terry will also have the benefit of heading up one of the top position units in all of college football during the 2022 season, where the Ducks ranked first among all teams with just 5 total sacks allowed in 13 games.

Despite the impressive numbers, TK has a big task on his hands, as Oregon enters somewhat of a rebuild on the O-line this offseason. The Ducks saw four of their starters from last year — LT T.J. Bass, RT Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, RG Ryan Walk, and C Alex Forsyth — all graduate this offseason, which has left several vacancies on the offensive front. Fortunately, the Ducks have a returning starter in LG Marcus Harper, and senior RG Steven Jones announced that he would return for one more year after missing much of the 2022 season due to injury.

On top of those pieces, there is an expectation that former 5-star Josh Conerly — the No. 1 ranked OT in the 2022 recruiting class — will step into a starting role, while the Ducks also landed Ajani Cornelius — the No. 1 OT in the transfer portal in 2023.

There are a lot of questions about who will play where on the offensive line for the Ducks this season, and a lot of holes to fill. However, Oregon has no shortage of talent to be able to fill those holes and continue the stellar line play that fans have grown accustomed to seeing over the past several years in Eugene.

Now they have a coach who will be leading them as well.

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A second look at OL coach candidates for the Oregon Ducks

The Ducks are likely close to making a hire to fill the OL coach vacancy. Here are some new names to potentially look for.

It was a week ago today that we put out our first list of potential offensive line coaching candidates for the Oregon Ducks, as Dan Lanning looks to replace Adrian Klemm, who recently left for a coaching position with the New England Patriots.

It’s time for an update.

While Lanning and his staff have been searching for a replacement, conducting several interviews over the past week, I am told that the hiring could come soon, likely before the end of the week. There have been a lot of names thrown at as potential suitors, but as we’ve seen with hires from Lanning in the past, there’s a good chance that the OL coach comes from relatively off the radar.

These are the names that I have been hearing are in contention and could be named as the next OL coach.