Drew Mehringer (born December 10, 1987) is an

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coach and former player.

Coaching career

After the 2006 NCAA football season, Mehringer switched from a quarterback to a student assistant role at

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. He earned his degree and left Rice to become a graduate assistant at

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. He moved to

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to serve in the same role in 2012. He left the FBS in 2014, becoming the offensive coordinator at

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. Prior to taking the job at Texas, Mehringer was the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at

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and wide receivers coach at

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. On December 12, 2016, Mehringer officially joined the staff at the

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as wide receiver coach and passing game coordinator. On December 1, 2019, Mehringer was let go from his position with Texas and was soon hired by Florida Atlantic to be their co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. After initially being shifted to the tight ends coach, Mehringer left Florida Atlantic to accept the quarterbacks coach position at

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. On December 30, 2021, it was reported that new

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head coach

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was seeking to add Mehringer to his inaugural staff, and then a few hours later, it was reported that he would indeed be joining the Oregon staff.

Personal life

A native of

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, Mehringer attended Rice as a quarterback before suffering a career-ending injury. He then served as a student assistant with the quarterbacks under Herman for three seasons (at both Rice and Iowa State), graduating from Rice in 2010 with a degree in political science. Mehringer earned a master's degree in sports management at Ohio State in 2013.

References

External links

Florida Atlantic profile

Iowa State profile
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