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Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning has agreed to a new six-year deal that will give him a $2 million pay bump. Lanning just led to the Ducks to a Big Ten title in their first year in their new conference, and they earned the top seed in the College Football Playoff. Lanning has been with Oregon since the 2022 season, and he is now one of the highest-paid coaches in college football as he will be making around $11 million per year.
“Oregon and Dan Lanning have agreed on an amended 6-year contract that increases his annual pay by $2 million, sources tell @YahooSports,” Ross Dellenger said in a post. “The fully-guaranteed deal averages nearly $11M annually – a significant investment by the university putting the 38-year old top 5 nationally.”
In terms of buyout details in the new contract, everything stays the same.
“Lanning’s buyout in the amended contract remains unchanged from the previous deal,” Dellenger added. “If he leaves, he owes $20 million. The new amendment needs board approval Friday.”
Dan Lanning has been impressive in his three years as the head coach of the Oregon football team. Lanning has won at least 10 games in all three seasons, and the Ducks have made their conference championship game in each of the last two seasons.
Oregon was able to pull off an undefeated regular season in 2024, but they unfortunately lose badly in their first game of the College Football Playoff. Still, it was an incredibly impressive first year in the Big Ten for the Ducks.
Lanning has been coaching since 2008 as he started his career as an assistant at Park Hill South High School in Missouri. Lanning landed his first college job in 2011 as he was a graduate assistant at Pittsburgh. He has since spent time with Arizona State, Sam Houston State, Alabama, Memphis and Georgia. Oregon is Lanning's first head coaching gig, and he has knocked it out of the park so far.
So far at Oregon, Dan Lanning has a 35-6 record, and the Ducks aren't showing any signs of slowing down. Oregon has top-of-the-line recruiting resources with their ties to Nike, and in this era in college football, that is a huge key to success. The Ducks are consistently bringing in top talent in both their high school recruiting classes and the transfer portal, and it's hard to imagine that changing anytime soon. Lanning and the Oregon football team seem poised for a lot of success down the road, and he has been rewarded with a new contract.
