Oregon Ducks football team announces two new assistant coaching hires

Antwan Staley, Register-Guard
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The Oregon Ducks have hired two new additions to their football coaching staff.

Tony Tuioti and Demetrice Martin will join Dan Lanning's staff: Tuioti will be the Ducks' defensive line coach, while Martin will be Oregon's new cornerbacks coach and passing game coordinator.

Tony Tuioti

Tuioti was the Nebraska Cornhuskers' defensive line coach the past three seasons (2019-21). He also has experience as an assistant coach at California (2017-18) and Hawaii (2000-01, 2010-15).

He also has NFL experience as he was an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns for two seasons (2014-15).

"My family and I are extremely excited and blessed to have the opportunity to work at the University of Oregon," Tuioti said in a statement. "A place with great fans, a winning tradition and a national brand."

Demetrice Martin

Martin also comes to Oregon with previous experience. He spent the past two seasons as the cornerbacks coach at Colorado. Martin also had previous stops at Arizona (2018-19), UCLA (2012-17), Washington (2009-11) and USC (2006-07).

"I am super stoked for the opportunity to work at the University of Oregon, a premier university in one of the top conferences in the world," Martin said.

"Combine this with the energy, enthusiasm, experience, and expertise of the staff that Coach Lanning is putting together, and I know we have the perfect storm brewing. Then you add in the top fan base in the Pac-12. It's on and Quack'n."

Tuioti and Martin are the third and fourth official additions to Lanning's coaching staff. Last week, former Florida State offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham was named to Oregon's staff in the same role. Matt Powledge was also named co-defensive coordinator after spending two years as Baylor's safeties coach.

Contact Register-Guard sportswriter Antwan Staley at astaley@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter @antwanstaley.

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