Dan Lanning: ‘I think we can make Oregon the best job in college football’

Earlier this month, Oregon Ducks football coach Dan Lanning found himself at the center of the college football news cycle once again, this time after being mentioned as one of the leading candidates to take over at the University of Alabama as the successor to Crimson Tide legend Nick Saban.

It was an eventful 36 hours for Oregon Duck fans that ended with Lanning making an emphatic statement online with a video telling the nation that he wasn’t leaving Eugene.

But what went into the decision to stay with the Ducks, and was it really ever a decision in the first place? This past week, Lanning talked about the events in an interview with Ryen Russillo on The Ryen Russillo Podcast, part of the Ringer Podcast Network.

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“It was never really a thought in our mind,” Lanning said. “I love Coach Saban, and I can’t tell you how much he’s done for my career and where I’m at, but I think we can make Oregon the best job in college football, and that happens with focusing on where we’re at.”

Ever since Lanning ended up in Eugene at the end of 2021, Oregon fans have been on edge about the possibility of him leaving for a different job. This is understandable after both Mario Cristobal and Willie Taggart used the school as a glorified stepping stone, staying for a short while before taking a job at their alma mater. So when jobs at Auburn and Texas A&M opened up over the past couple of years, fans have been quick to speculate about whether or not Lanning would leave. The same was the case with Alabama, but Lanning says that he’s known since he took the job in Eugene that it would be his home for a long time.

“The decision was made long before the season started, and long before I took this job,” Lanning said. “Oregon took a chance on me, and I truly…

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Author : Ducks Wire

Publish date : 2024-01-30 13:27:44

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