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Kinnick Stadium is known as one of the toughest road environments in the entire Big Ten, with many top teams seeing postseason dreams die within the confines of almost 70,000 avid Hawkeye fans.
From the distance between the fans and the visiting team’s bench to the pink locker room to the new north end zone section, Kinnick has turned into a house of horrors for certain Big Ten teams. And one of the newer coaches in the conference acknowledged the difficulties that come with playing Iowa on the road.
Dan Lanning has been the coach of the Oregon Ducks since 2022, going 35-6 over those three seasons. Last year, in Oregon’s first season as a Big Ten team, he led the Ducks to a 13-0 regular season record and a Big Ten Championship game victory. While the season ended on a sour note with a loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff, Lanning has established the Ducks as a premier program. And in 2025, for the first time as a Big Ten school, they’ll travel to Iowa City to play the Hawkeyes.
Lanning spoke to the media on Thursday at Big Ten media days in Las Vegas and was asked a question about his team’s road trip to Iowa in November and how he’s preparing his team for that game.
What did Dan Lanning say about playing Iowa on the road?
When asked about going on the road to play Iowa in November, Lanning had this to say.
“It was something I got to experience as a GA when I was at Pitt, we played at Iowa. It was an unbelievable atmosphere, that’s the NFL team of the state. Coach (Kirk) Ferentz has done an unbelievable job… the home crowd is right on top of the visiting stands. It’s a special place and a fun venue, so we’re excited to see them,” Lanning said.
Lanning has a lot of respect and admiration for Kinnick Stadium and the program that Ferentz has built at Iowa. With prior experience coaching at Kinnick, albeit as…
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Publish date : 2025-07-26 11:45:00
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