Mike Bellotti Robert Michael " Mike " Bellotti ( born December 21 , 1950 ) is a college football analyst for ESPN and ABC . He was with the University of Oregon ' s football program for over 20 years serving as offensive coordinator for six years , head coach for 14 years , and athletic director for one year . Bellotti is the winningest coach in Oregon football history and is credited with building the program into a major football power . Early life . Bellotti attended Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord , California , where he played football , basketball and baseball and graduated in 1969 . After high school he went to the University of California , Davis and played football at the positions of tight end and wide receiver . He started at tight end as a sophomore and junior , then earned second - team all - Far Western Conference honors at wide receiver as senior . Bellotti graduated from UC Davis with a B . A . in Physical Education in 1973 . He completed the teaching credential program at UC Davis in 1974 . In 1982 , Bellotti earned his Master of Science degree in Physical Education at California State University , East Bay ( then known as Cal State - Hayward ) . He is an alumnus of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity . Coaching career . UC Davis . In 1973 , he started his career in football coaching at his alma mater as an assistant coach under College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Sochor . The next season he worked as the JV teams offensive coordinator , and during the 1975 and 1976 seasons he was the JV teams head coach . Also at that time he served as the receivers coach for the varsity team and as a coach for UC Davis ' JV baseball team . Cal State Hayward . Bellotti was hired at California State University , Hayward ( Cal State Hayward or CSU - Hayward ; now California State University , East Bay ) in 1977 and worked as the offensive coordinator for two seasons . He returned to the school as offensive coordinator in 1980 , and remained until 1983 . In 1982 , he earned a masters degree from the school in physical education . Weber State . In 1979 , Bellotti served as offensive coordinator at Weber State University , returning to CSU - Hayward after just one season . Chico State . California State University , Chico ( Chico State ) hired Bellotti to serve as their head football coach in 1984 . He remained head coach until 1988 and compiled a record of 21 – 25 – 2 . Oregon . University of Oregon head coach Rich Brooks hired Bellotti as offensive coordinator in 1989 . Bellotti remained in that position through the 1994 season , when Brooks left to coach in the National Football League , and Bellotti was promoted to head coach starting with the 1995 season . Bellotti ' s record at Oregon stands at 116 – 55 . In 2006 , he passed his former boss , Rich Brooks , as the winningest football coach in Oregon ' s history . He led the Ducks to their first four ten - win seasons in school history ( 2000 , 2001 , 2005 , 2008 ) . He led the Ducks to 12 bowl games , three more than they had attended in their entire history before his arrival . His best season was 2001 , when he led the Ducks to an 11 - 1 record and a victory in the Fiesta Bowl . They finished second in both major polls , the highest final ranking in school history . The 11 wins would remain a school record until the 2010 team ' s 12 - win season . Bellotti also led Oregon to a regular season # 2 ranking in the 2007 season , albeit very briefly . After achieving that ranking , the Ducks lost Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Dennis Dixon to a season - ending knee injury , and Oregon proceeded to lose three straight games to Arizona , UCLA and archrival Oregon State to close out the regular season . Earlier that season , Bellotti led Oregon to a resounding 39 – 7 victory over Michigan at " The Big House " , earning the Ducks and Dixon much national attention . Oregon also defeated # 9 USC and # 6 Arizona State in back - to - back games at Autzen Stadium earlier that season . The Ducks recovered from their three game losing streak following the Dixon injury by defeating South Florida in the Sun Bowl in dominating fashion ( 56 – 21 ) , thus reversing a trend of four straight bowl losses . In 2008 , the Ducks recovered strongly from a mid - season lull to win their last four games against solid competition , including a Holiday Bowl win over No . 13 ranked Oklahoma State . Although he only won two Pac - 10 Conference titles due to the latter half of his tenure being occupied by USC ' s dominance of the league , he is credited with building Oregon into a major football power . Oregon athletic director . On December 2 , 2008 , shortly after defeating the Oregon State Beavers in the Civil War to prevent them from clinching a Rose Bowl berth , the university announced that Bellotti would pass the head coaching position on to Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly at some undetermined point in the future and take over as the university ' s Athletic Director at that time . During his tenure as athletic director , Bellotti dealt with a number of disciplinary issues involving members of the football program , including LaGarrette Blount , LaMichael James , and Jeremiah Masoli , and fired long - time basketball coach Ernie Kent , whose teams had performed poorly in recent seasons . After just nine months on the job , Bellotti announced his resignation March 19 , 2010 to join ESPN as a college football analyst . Bellotti had agreed to terms with UO officials , but there was no written contract stating his salary and the $ 2 . 3 million severance payout . The resignation agreement , including the payout terms , was placed on paper and signed by Bellotti on March 16 , with university president Richard Lariviere signing it on March 19 . Because of the lack of an initial written contract , the Oregon Justice Department confirmed it planned to review the $ 2 . 3 million severance payment from the University of Oregon to the former athletic director . In 2009 , Bellotti was named third vice president of the American Football Coaches Association . According to AFCA tradition , he would move up to second vice president in 2010 , first vice president in 2011 and president in 2012 . ESPN analyst . In March 2010 , Bellotti announced that he was resigning as athletic director to become a college football television analyst on ESPN , with his first appearance on ESPN to occur in April .