Dan Lanning Releases Video Confirming Return to Oregon Amid Alabama Rumors

The 37-year-old is 22–5 in two seasons with the Ducks.

Oregon coach Dan Lanning confirmed that he’s staying in Eugene following rumors and reports linking him as a candidate for the Alabama opening in the wake of Nick Saban’s retirement.

Lanning released a video from his personal account on X (formerly Twitter) confirming to the fan base that he’s not going anywhere. The beginning of the video was a recording of a team meeting to begin work on the 2024 season, where Lanning told his players, “The world has a lot of starters, but doesn’t have a lot of finishers.”

The video then cut away from the team meeting and turned into a hype video, which ended with the message “I’m not leaving” appearing on the screen and Lanning smoking a cigar.

Lanning previously squashed any links to the previously vacant Texas A&M job in mid-November, saying at the time, “Everything I want exists right here.”

And if Lanning isn’t leaving for the money at A&M, and isn’t leaving for a school with the tradition, support and championship culture of Alabama, Oregon might have gotten itself a good one who will be there for the long haul in the 37-year-old.

Lanning is 22–5 in his two seasons in Eugene, including victories in the Holiday and Fiesta Bowls.


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Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.