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Oregon coach Dan Lanning adamantly denied any potential interest for the for leaving the Ducks to take fill the coaching vacancy at Texas A&M. When asked about being a potentially emerging as a candidate for the gig, the 37-year-old defensive guru didn’t hold back.
“I’m not going anywhere — there’s zero chance I will be coaching somewhere else,” Lanning said. I’ve got unfinished business here.”
The Ducks are off to a 9-1 start in Year 2 of Lanning’s tenure with the program. Oregon has a clear path to the Pac-12 Championship Game and earning a berth in the College Football Playoff if they run the table.
Oregon hired Lanning following a successful tenure as defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach at Georgia from 2018-21. Lanning helped the Bulldogs become one of the top defensive units in the country during his time with the school before getting his first opportunity to lead a program. Lanning is an intriguing name for the Texas A&M job because of his ability to recruit at a high level outside the West Coast.
Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher on Sunday following the Aggies’ 51-10 blowout win over Mississippi State. Fisher is owed approximately $75 million in a buyout stemming from a blockbuster, fully guaranteed $95 million contract extension signed in 2021. The contract followed an initial 10-year, $75 million agreement that brought Fisher to Texas A&M from Florida State.
“After very careful analysis of all the components related to Texas A&M football, I recommended to President [Mark] Welsh…
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Author : Cameron Salerno
Publish date : 2023-11-14 14:15:37
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