Oregon dismisses head coach Mark Helfrich

The University of Oregon announced late Tuesday that it had fired head coach Mark Helfrich. The Ducks finished a disappointing 4-8 this season after beginning the 2016 campaign ranked No. 24 in the AP Top 25 poll.

Helfrich, who was 37-16 in four years at Oregon, led the Ducks to a Pac-12 championship and the College Football Playoff in 2014.

The uncertainty surrounding Helfrich's status has already cost Oregon on the recruiting trail, as top-ranked commit Deommodore Lenoir announced his decommitment from the program earlier in the day.

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