Oregon has significant interest in Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Greg Schiano. It's unknown whether Schiano would want to move his family to a third location in three years to take the Ducks job. Schiano's twin boys are juniors in high school in the Columbus area.
Oregon has long been interested in Western Michigan's P.J. Fleck, but no formal communication between the two sides will take place until after the MAC Championship game.
The hot West coast name remains Boise State's Bryan Harsin, but the early feel from this search is that they're not going to be limited to just out West. One name gaining some traction is Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen. The Bulldogs went 5–7 this season on the field, but Dak Prescott's 11–1 rookie season has cemented Mullen's reputation as perhaps the top quarterback guru in the college game.
There's a solid list of second-tier names here. USF's Willie Taggart is getting a big push from Tony Dungy, who had a son play three years at Oregon. Other names Oregon has under consideration are Tulsa's Philip Montgomery and Navy's Ken Niumatalolo, both of whom check the offensive innovation box that the Ducks are looking for.