Dan Lanning appeared on "The Rich Eisen Show" on Disney Plus Thursday and made clear once again how strong are the chances he leaves Oregon for LSU or anywhere else.
“It’s zero. Yeah, I’m not leaving Oregon," Lanning said. "As long as I win, that’s what I always tell my kids. If your dad wins, we’ll be at Oregon. So I’ve got to win. That’s how it changes.”
The fourth-year 39-year-old head coach did not leave any room for doubt or equivocation, a welcome relief for Duck fans and his 2026 recruiting class, which currently ranks No. 3 in the country.
Oregon travels to 6-2 Iowa a week from Saturday for a tough Big Ten road game in iconic Kinnick Stadium, one of college football's most hostile environments. That's where Lanning's focus is, not in wringing an extra couple of million in salary or learning to say, "Laissez les bons temps rouler" with a proper Cajun lilt.
Above all else, Lanning is a goal-driven guy. He's been very consistent about both his intentions and priorities, happy at Oregon, and grateful for the opportunities it's provided for his family.
At 7-1, the Ducks control their destiny for the College Football Playoff. He's 42-7 at Oregon, 20-2 since joining the Big Ten. At $10.4 million a year he's currently the sixth highest-paid coach in college football, and that figure doesn't include all of the perks, endorsements and arrangements that bind him to Nike and the program.
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Lanning told Eisen, “You know, probably more than anything, it makes me grateful for where I'm at and recognizing how fragile and special it is," Lanning said.
"And it motivates you to keep working hard because you realize how temporary things can be if you're not moving in the right direction. But on the same note, I always think a little bit more about everybody else involved in that."