Dan Lanning became the latest head coach to join the $10 million or greater annual salary club when Oregon gave him a huge raise Thursday. Lanning was the 14th highest-paid coach last season but now jumps into the top 10 following a highly successful 2024 season that included a perfect regular season record and Big Ten championship. Where does Lanning …
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Oregon makes Dan Lanning one of the highest paid coaches in college football with new deal
Oregon coach Dan Lanning is sticking around in Eugene for the long haul. On Thursday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Lanning has agreed to a six-year extension with the Ducks. The new deal will pay Lanning an average of $11 million per year, making his salary competitive with the very top level of coaches, and will run through 2030. Lanning, …
Read More »If Big Ten, SEC programs want to keep fans engaged, they should move to 10-game conference schedules
When Nebraska canceled a home-and-home series with Tennessee for 2026 and 2027, both sides gave their reasons. Then Nebraska coach Matt Rhule told the truth. In Rhule’s interview on The Triple Option podcast, Urban Meyer brought up his concerns about how nonconference schedules will look in the new age of the expanded College Football Playoff, which could include as many …
Read More »What’s new with the Oregon Ducks’ DL room ahead of 2025 spring season?
The Oregon Ducks had one of the most successful seasons in program history last year, going 13-1 with a Big Ten Championship win and a No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Now, in 2025, they will look to reach the same heights once again, but this time around with almost an entirely new roster. Since coming to Eugene, …
Read More »Hope springs eternal, but these 8 college football teams have plenty to fine-tune this spring
Spring practices are getting underway across college football as staffs get to know their new rosters. In the era of the transfer portal, the early practices are a key opportunity for development and cohesion. In so many ways, the expanded College Football Playoff brought new expectations. More programs than ever see the opportunity to compete nationally. Traditional heavyweights as a …
Read More »ESPN previews Iowa football storylines, player to watch, position of intrigue for 2025
The new era of college football never sleeps with the transfer portal and players moving from program to program. Due to that, it is always the right time to take a look at the Iowa Hawkeyes and what could be in store for next season. With 2025 spring ball approaching and players returning to on-field action, there are questions and …
Read More »ACC settlement paradox is one of strength and futility, but college sports will eventually tear itself apart
Two things can be true regarding the ACC’s settlement this week of the crippling lawsuits brought by Florida State and Clemson: the resolution provides long-desired security and solidarity for a conference that looked to be ripped apart by those schools’ saber rattling … and it also provides a blueprint detailing how college sports could be ripped apart. In settling the …
Read More »South Carolina 4-star CB commit considering flip to Georgia football
Duluth High School (Duluth, Georgia) four-star cornerback Peyton Dyer recruit committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks in Nov. and his commitment to the Gamecocks has never wavered. Now, in the last couple of weeks recruiting interest for Dyer has increased rather quickly for the talented cornerback. The Georgia Bulldogs hosted Dyer on campus in the first week of February. The …
Read More »Oregon coach Dan Lanning signs contract extension through 2030, joins fraternity of $10 million-plus coaches
Getty Images Oregon coach Dan Lanning has agreed to a contract restructure that makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in college football, according to Yahoo Sports. The deal pushes his six-year contract to an average of $11 million per year through 2030. It is fully guaranteed. Lanning reported a salary of $8.2 million for the 2024 season, according to …
Read More »Sources: Dan Lanning gets significant pay raise as part of new contract extension with Oregon
Dan Lanning is getting a significant pay raise. Per Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, the Oregon coach is set to receive a new six-year contract that pays him an average of almost $11 million per season. The extension comes after Oregon was the only team to go undefeated during the 2024 college football regular season as the Ducks won the Big …
Read More »Clemson defensive coordinator Tom Allen on Jeremiah Alexander’s position for the spring
One of the more intriguing storylines for Clemson’s defense this spring is how transfer Jeremiah Alexander will fit into the scheme. The former five-star recruit made the move from Alabama this offseason, and while his exact role remains unclear, new defensive coordinator Tom Allen has been encouraged by what he’s seen so far. “I feel like he is a really …
Read More »Paul Finebaum says Brent Venables is facing a critical season
Oklahoma Sooners fourth-year head coach Brent Venables is entering a make-or-break season in 2025. After a pair of 6-7 seasons with a 10-3 campaign in his second year, time may be running out on his time in Norman. OU’s first season in the SEC was a disaster. A 2-6 mark in SEC play is way below the standard for this …
Read More »Brent Venables explains why he’ll call Oklahoma’s defensive plays in 2025: ‘Because I’m good at it’
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables has a simple reason for why he’ll be running the Sooners’ defense in 2025. Venables established himself as one of the best defensive coordinators in college football with Oklahoma and Clemson over the past 20 seasons before he was hired as the Sooners’ head coach. After delegating play-calling duties to former defensive coordinator Zac Alley in …
Read More »CBS Sports QB Power rankings for 2025 hasTexas QB Arch Manning on top
With spring practice upon us, it’s a good time to start ranking stuff. That includes quarterbacks. CBS Sports has put the 2025 QBs in order in a new Power Ranking. The rankings don’t include the quarterbacks at Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame or Oregon because none of those schools have named a starter yet. When they do, given the …
Read More »Rivals Camp Series: Commitment predictions from the Los Angeles regional
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – There were a ton of elite uncommitted prospects at Sunday’s Rivals Camp Series stop in Southern California. We make some predictions here: MORE RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: Ranking the QBs | Programs that should be pleased | Defensive rumor mill | Offensive rumor mill | Rankings questions from the camp | Position MVPs | Top …
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