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Dallas Cowboys to interview Oregon Ducks' Ra'Shaad Samples for coaching vacancy
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When you hire elite coaches to work on your staff, the reality of the business is that other teams and coaches are going to try and hire them away. That's part of the job that Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning has grown familiar with over the years, as he's seen a number of his assistants go on to get better jobs at different programs after spending time in Eugene.
We saw it as former offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham left to take over as the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils , and as former offensive line coach Adrian Klemm left to take a job with the New England Patriots in the NFL.
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Now, the Ducks could potentially see it happen once again, this time with running backs coach Ra'Shaad Samples.
According to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz, Samples, a Texas native, is expected to interview with the Dallas Cowboys for their vacant RB coach spot. Samples has been in Eugene for one season after he came to the Ducks last year, replacing Carlos Locklyn, who left to take the RB job at Ohio State.
Samples is regarded as not only an elite offensive coach, but one of the best recruiters in the nation, and he had a major part to play in Oregon landing 5-star WR Dakorien Moore in the 2025 class.
Samples has been widely regarded as one of the top young coaches in the nation and was listed on the AFCA '35-Under-35' list and is expected to be a head coach one day in the near future. While this job with the Cowboys wouldn't be that, it would be another step up the coaching ladder, and get him closer to that ultimate goal of running his own team.
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We will see how the interview process plays out, but Oregon fans could be in a position where they are looking to hire a new RB coach once again this spring.
This article originally appeared on Ducks Wire: Oregon Ducks coach Ra'Shaad Samples to interview with Dallas Cowboys
