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Oregon football coach Dan Lanning in Southern California recruiting

Ducks coach Dan Lanning was in Southern California Thursday night watching Oaks Christian and Gardena Serra. Two Top 25 teams in the Southland.

Tarek Fattal, SBLive Sports

Oregon coach Dan Lanning oversees warmups before the game against Boise State at Autzen in Eugene Sept. 7, 2024
Oregon coach Dan Lanning oversees warmups before the game against Boise State at Autzen in Eugene Sept. 7, 2024 / Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Oregon football coach Dan Lanning is down in Southern California recruiting.

The fiery head coach was seen in Westlake Village Thursday night talking to Gardena Serra football coach Scott Altenberg on the field before taking on Oaks Christian. On Friday night, he was seen at Bonita High as the Bearcats took on Kaiser.

Serra (2-1) is ranked No. 10 and Oaks Christian (2-2) is ranked No. 19 in the latest SBLive Top 25 rankings.

Both teams possess high-level recruits Lanning has already offered, like 2026 running back Deshonne Redeaux, who's currently rated a 4-star prospect by 247Sports with additional offers to Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, USC and Oklahoma.

Oaks Christian coach Charlie Collins, a former NFL wide receivers coach, compared Redeaux to Napoleon Kaufman.

Lanning has already offered Serra's top 2027 prospect Duvay Williams, who's considered the country's No. 1 corner for his class. Wiliams also has offers to Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

Williams is a long, athletic corner that is part of a secondary that Orange Lutheran coach Rod Sherman believes is one of the best in the state. The group calls themselves Shady6.

Williams will be the next great in a number of standout defensive backs that have come through Serra, including Adoree' Jackson and Rodrick Pleasant.

Oaks Christian junior defensive back Davon Benjamin is also on Lanning's radar. A 4-star playmaker that is also a threat in the return game. Benjamin had a pick-six Thursday night's 13-6 win over Serra.

Oregon is currently 3-0 with a bye this coming Saturday. The Ducks then play at UCLA on September 28 at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff is TBD.

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TAREK FATTAL, SBLIVE SPORTS

Tarek Fattal has been covering high school sports since 2015 in Southern California and primarily in Los Angeles, covering notable athletes such as Bronny James, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Alyssa Thompson. He was with the LA Daily News for eight years, which included being the beat reporter for the UCLA men's basketball team. Tarek can be seen on TV regularly on CBS/KCAL as a sports analyst with Jim Hill.

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