The UNLV Rebels are expected to hire Oregon Ducks offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo as their head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
An official announcement could come later Wednesday.
Arroyo, 39, will become a head coach for the first time after spending the past three seasons at Oregon, where he worked primarily with the quarterbacks and tight ends. He previously served as Oklahoma State‘s running backs coach, where he recruited standout Chuba Hubbard, and also had stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Southern Mississippi, Cal and other schools.
Arroyo replaces Tony Sanchez, fired Nov. 25 after going 20-40 in five seasons at the school.
NBC Sports Bay Area first reported the expected hire.
UNLV also strongly considered Matt Canada, most recently Maryland‘s offensive coordinator and interim coach in 2018. LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda had initial conversations about the Rebels vacancy but was never offered the job.
In October, UNLV opened the $34.8 million Feritta Football Complex. The Rebels are set to play at the new Allegiant Stadium in 2020, a home stadium it will share with the NFL’s Raiders.