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Alabama football’s legendary head coach Nick Saban nearly hired Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning. On a recent episode of the Pat McAfee Show, Saban revealed the surprising revelation. After Saban sent Lanning, one of his up-and-coming future head coaches, to a smaller school, a program such as Oregon, Dan fell in love with the […]

The Oregon football team enters the 2024 season as one of the best in the country and a popular pick to finish toward the top of the Big Ten Conference. Oregon has a lot of talent entering the season and they were in the top-5 in the preseason AP poll. The Ducks begin the season […]

The 2024 college football season could present the best Oregon football team in the history of the program. It certainly has the roster to back up that idea. From an offensive perspective, the Ducks should have one of the top units in the country once again, and maybe even a bit better than last year’s, […]

Dan Lanning and his Oregon football team will begin their 2024 season on August 31st at home against Idaho. There are less than two weeks before the Ducks kick off their season, and it is a big one as it is year one in the Big Ten for the West Coast program. Most talk about […]

The month of August is close to halfway gone, and that means that college football season is right around the corner, and aside from that opening Saturday afternoon of action, no moment does a better job of marking the arrival of college football than the release of the first AP Top 25 Poll of the […]

The Oregon football team is expected to be one of the best in the country this season, and returning talent from 2023 is a big reason why. One of those returning players is wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr. Bryant Jr. had a solid first year with the Ducks last season after spending the first three […]

The Oregon Ducks football team is preparing for their first year in the Big Ten, one of college football’s biggest conferences. The university moved into the conference along with former Pac-12 members Washington, USC and UCLA, and officially begins play this fall. Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning has been busy preparing his team for […]

When Dan Lanning was introduced as the head coach of the Oregon football team in December 2021, he made it perfectly clear that in his mind, this job with the Ducks was by no means a stepping stone to something bigger or better. In Lanning’s mind, he had just landed one of the premier coaching […]

The proliferation of the transfer portal and the ability for collegiate athletes to make money off of their own Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) has predictably been a major game-changer to all aspects of college sports. Young athletes capitalizing on their own popularity is and will forever be a great development, but my goodness, it […]

It is not the first time that an insanely talented MLB Draft selection also happens to be a football player. In fact, this instance has happened almost every decade since the inception of both leagues. But, Oregon baseball star Bryce Boettcher might be embarking on a different journey compared to Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, and […]

The Denver Broncos are far from a contender at this juncture. Head Coach Sean Payton has a lot to work with in year two with the storied franchise. The Broncos have had a busy offseason already and it could get even busier as the team’s three best possible trade targets were named. Courtland Sutton shared […]

The Oregon football team had a good year last season as they ended up finishing the regular season 11-1 and they were a win in the Pac-12 title game away from going to the College Football Playoff. They ended up losing to Washington, but the future still looked bright for the Ducks under head coach […]

Since Dan Lanning arrived in Eugene, he has been building something special. Oregon football was already a top-tier program in the country, but Lanning has shown no drop-off from former head coach Mario Cristobal, who left to join his alma mater at Miami. Part of the reason for Lanning’s success with the Ducks is his […]

Oregon football is scheduled to take its talents to the Big Ten Conference this upcoming season, and Coach Dan Lanning and the Ducks are preparing for battle with an excellent offseason recruiting haul so far. The Ducks ranked sixth in the country among all NCAA football teams in the 2024 Rivals.com recruiting rankings. Coach Lanning […]

With the way the college football world is constantly changing, a second year in a program can be instrumental to a head coach. A second year not long ago was still part of the rebuilding process for most teams. But with things like NIL and the transfer portal, teams can now become College Football Playoff […]

The 2024 Oregon football team is poised to make a significant impact in their new conference, that being the Northeast based Big Ten. Having the return of head coach Dan Lanning is the catalyst for this sense of optimism. Whether actually offered or not, Lanning’s decision to spurn the allure of the Alabama job, which […]

The college football world has been on a media rollercoaster through the past week. Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning was one of the few names in the conversation to replace Nick Saban as Alabama’s next head coach. An Oregon evening anchor, Brandon Kamerman spoke on the potential move for Lanning, giving insight on the […]

Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning’s phone probably started lighting up as soon as everyone picked their jaws off the floor once they realized that Nick Saban was indeed retiring from coaching Alabama. It was probably a collective assortment of tweets, direct messages, texts, and phone calls. Whether he answered any of them then or […]

Dan Lanning has confirmed that he will be remaining with Oregon football, with no interest in pursuing the head job vacated by Nick Saban at Alabama. But that doesn’t mean he won’t praise Saban for the influence the retiring coach had on Lanning’s career. Lanning was a graduate assistant on Saban’s 2015 staff at Alabama, […]

There are just some things you can never prepare for, no matter how certain they are in life, even something as seemingly menial as the greatest college football coach of all time, Nick Saban, retiring from the Alabama football job after 17 years. How do you prepare for something like that, though? Alabama football and […]

Soon after Nick Saban retired from Alabama, rumors began swirling that Oregon football’s head coach, Dan Lanning was in Tuscaloosa meeting with the program. However, that was quickly debunked on Thursday morning. Now, Lanning drops a humbled response after being tied to the Crimson Tide job. During a visit with The Pat McAfee Show, the […]

Nick Saban shocked the entire college football world on Wednesday when he decided to retire as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. That of course resulted in rumors quickly swirling about who could replace the legend in Tuscaloosa, with Oregon football HC Dan Lanning emerging as a potential candidate. However, he won’t be […]

With Nick Saban shockingly retiring as the head coach of the Alabama football program, Dan Lanning and other names have been floated as potential replacements, and it might be an expensive hire, regardless of who is picked. Dan Lanning of Oregon, along with Kalen DeBoer, Dabo Swinney, James Franklin and Mike Norvell have already been […]

To say that college football is changing is an understatement. Now, arguably the greatest head coach of all time, Alabama football’s Nick Saban, is retiring, per Chris Low of ESPN. Nick Saban is retiring, sources tell ESPN. He won six national titles at Alabama. — Chris Low (@ClowESPN) January 10, 2024 This will undoubtedly send […]

With Nick Saban shockingly retiring, the big question now for Alabama football is who’s going to replace the legendary tactician as their next head coach. Interestingly, there are already a number of names that have popped up and being linked to the job. Since new of Saban’s retirement emerged, a couple of reports have since […]

Dan Lanning is blood-hungry after falling short of a College Football Playoff National Championship. He is starting off his recruitment run with a strong start with the Oregon football squad. Dillon Gabriel is already a tough quarterback to face but he is now getting a more lethal backup from UCLA who goes by the name […]

Washington football has one more test remaining against Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game before they can claim one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. Friday’s game, which will take place in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, will be the final conference title game for the Pac-12. The Pac-12 will at […]

Oregon State football ends its regular season with the renewal of the Civil War game against Oregon. This year’s bout will be a top-25 matchup and the last time these two will meet as Pac-12 conference members. Oregon State is just coming off a loss to Washington, who only beat them by two points. In […]

It’s only Year 2 of the Mario Cristobal era for Miami football, yet there are already some lingering questions as to whether this was the right hire. The Hurricanes still have one game left this season in Chestnut Hill against Boston College, where they could finish at best 7-5 (not counting the bowl game) or […]

Oregon football went into Tempe and rolled Arizona State 49-13 for their 10th win of the year. Ducks head coach Dan Lanning was facing his former offensive coordinator turned Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham. Lanning spent time at Arizona State as the on-campus recruiting coordinator in 2013. After the game, Lanning made sure to […]

The Oregon football program is having a superb 2023-23 college football season. The Ducks are 9-1 overall and are 6-1 in Pac-12 play. Head coach Dan Lanning has been at the center of coaching rumors following Texas A&M’s firing of Jimbo Fisher. However, Lanning dispelled the rumors in a recent statement to reporters. Dan Lanning […]

There are a lot of teams gunning for the College Football Playoffs National Championship. The Ohio State football program is now leading the charge with a perfect 8-0 tally and the number one record. Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs follow them at the second spot, while the Michigan Wolverines are struggling with sign-stealing and are situated […]

Oregon football coach Dan Lanning was asked about the comparisons that some have made about his team to the 2021 Georgia football team that Lanning was a part of and won the national championship with. “Similarities — we’re playing good football,” Dan Lanning said, via Dan Morrison of on3.com. “But this team’s definitely different than […]

Oregon football’s Week 9 matchup could be that of a de facto Pac-12 Championship elimination game when they face the Utah Utes. That means that whoever wins this bout could be playing in the conference championship game come the end of the regular season. Both the No. 8 Ducks and No. 13 Utes are currently […]

Oregon football’s Week 8 has them returning home to Autzen Stadium where they’ll be hosting Washington State. This is a game that the No. 9 Ducks will be looking to use as a bit of a bounce-back game after their thrilling loss to Washington last week. However, it will likewise be similar for the now […]

Oregon vs Washington was the biggest game of the college football weekend, to date, and arguably the best game of the college football season in Seattle, Washington on Saturday. The Pacific Northwest neighbors Ducks and Huskies took part in an epic back-and-forth shootout that emerged as an instant classic. The Huskies were down late but […]

The game of the college football weekend and arguably the college football season took place in Seattle over the weekend. The duel between the Oregon Ducks and the Washington Huskies was expected to be a thrilling shootout and did it deliver on that expectation or what. Both teams scored at least 30 points. The over/under […]

Oregon’s football coach Dan Lanning is taking the blame for the team’s disappointing loss to Pac-12 rival Washington. “I think this game is 100% on me,” Lanning said, per ESPN. The No. 8 Ducks fell in heartbreaking fashion, 36-33, to the No. 7 Huskies on Saturday. Oregon missed a game-tying field goal in the final […]

It’s a battle of Heisman trophy candidates this weekend. As Oregon football hit 5-0, quarterback Bo Nix has climbed the Heisman trophy odds. Nix has +600 odds and is currently in third behind Washington football’s Michael Penix Jr. and USC’s Caleb Williams. Nix and Penix Jr. will face off Saturday when the Ducks take on […]