Oregon Ducks react to Tosh Lupoi's Cal departure on social media

News came down on Tuesday afternoon that had been expected for quite some time in Eugene.

Oregon Ducks defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi is moving on from Eugene and beginning his head coaching career. It's the California Golden Bears who are hiring Lupoi after parting ways with long-time head coach Justin Wilcox earlier this month. Lupoi, a California alum, was among the top candidates for the job, and the two sides moved quickly in getting a deal done.

Lupoi was one of the first hires for Lanning when he took over as the head coach in Eugene, and he has progressively improved as the defensive play-caller for the Ducks. Oregon has one of the best defenses in the nation this year, ranking No. 8 in scoring defense (15.0 ppg), and No. 2 in total defense (252.3 ypg). 

While it's a bummer to see Lupoi leave Oregon, many fans were happy that he gets this opportunity to take over his own team. Here's how fans reacted on social media on Monday afternoon:

Just Part of the Game

Man why is it so hard to be an elite program some times 🦆

Best of luck to Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi. You helped make Oregon the best program in the nation. We’ll miss you.— Lucy (@hilucyleduck) December 2, 2025

Everything is Fine!

https://t.co/DUYta97uXppic.twitter.com/0PGTIdvht6— Barstool Ducks (@BarstoolDucks) December 2, 2025

Busy Offseason Coming!

Oregon lost both coordinators in 24 hours 😳 https://t.co/jNhTn66Pz6— SleeperCFB (@SleeperCFB) December 2, 2025

The Plan is in Place

No surprise here. Tosh will bring juice to Cal they haven't had in awhile. I assume Hampton will get full time DC duties even tho I suspect he's been calling some of the defense. It's still Lanning's defense in the end. https://t.co/C3sguUyJ42— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) December 2, 2025

Big Shoes to Fill

https://t.co/p2pVUDt13Ipic.twitter.com/cSU0jYbCy8— H𝐎mer (@OregonHomer) December 2, 2025

Chris Hampton Time!

If Cal finalizes the deal to hire Tosh Lupoi, Oregon is expected to name Chris Hampton as its new defensive coordinator, sources tell @CBSSports.

Hampton has worked at Oregon the last three years as co-defensive coordinator. Before that, he was defensive coordinator at Tulane. pic.twitter.com/utdZK4d2Ta— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 2, 2025

HUGE

BANGGGGG #GoDuckshttps://t.co/67ssWXRcNx— Geaux Ducks (@GeauxDuck) December 2, 2025

Cyrus Knew

✅ https://t.co/7vvy792Blk— Cyrus Smith (@CoolCyWrites) December 2, 2025

One Last Dance

Oregon’s season currently pic.twitter.com/Xe12V7KcH4— 🦆 B1G Duck Energy 🦆 (@B1GDuckEnergyy) December 2, 2025

CFP Plan

I'm told that the current expectation is for Tosh Lupoi to stay on and coach Oregon throughout the College Football Playoff, much like Will Stein plans to do. https://t.co/h8YiZkO8i3— Zachary Neel (@zacharycneel) December 2, 2025

That Coaching Tree Is Flourishing

The Lanning Coaching Tree is growing rapidly pic.twitter.com/iM8WpAO0bq— Barstool Ducks (@BarstoolDucks) December 2, 2025

Have Fun With JKS

https://t.co/H6xAus7YcWpic.twitter.com/W9CvFRWCp0— The Bear Necessities (@justthebears) November 24, 2025

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