Report: Kenny Dillingham heading to Oregon as offensive coordinator

FSU offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham will take the offensive coordinator job at Oregon. The rumors of the potential move began to swirl a couple of days ago, and Dillingham, who’s usually all over social media, was ghost aside from one tweet Tuesday that was unrelated to FSU.

I understand the move because he wants to become a head coach one day, and the path to do that is becoming an offensive coordinator with 100 percent control.

That hasn’t been the case under Mike Norvell, who is a mentor and someone that’s helped Dillingham get to this point in his career. It’s not the first time he’s left Norvell as he left Memphis to take the offensive coordinator position at Auburn, where the offense was not 100 percent his.

The way this deal with Oregon went down could have been handled better, but that’s the business. Some FSU fans were not happy with the timing of the announcement:

However, the life cycle of that news was quickly stomped out as news broke that FSU offensive line coach Alex Atkins will replace Dillingham as the offensive coordinator.

It is a move that many expected if Dillingham took the offensive coordinator job. It’s good Mike Norvell had someone on staff he trusts and has experience as an offensive coordinator.

The promotion of Atkins is a move most expected if Dillingham took the Oregon offensive coordinator job. It’s good Mike Norvell had someone on staff he trusts and has experience as an offensive coordinator. Atkins is one of the best offensive line coaches in the nation and an absolute dawg on the recruiting trail.

It’ll still be Mike Norvell’s scheme, but I’m interested to see how the offense looks with Atkins’ fingerprints on it. Now, FSU needs to find another ace recruiter as Dillingham did a lot on that front and was highly visible on social media.

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