It’s been quite a while since we had a chance to talk to Oregon Ducks’ head coach Dan Lanning, and a great deal has transpired since.
It’s a busy time of year for any college football coach with the early recruiting cycle rolling on and prep for bowl games taking place. In addition, the Ducks were faced with an offensive coordinator hire, choosing UTSA’s Will Stein to run Oregon’s offense after Kenny Dillingham’s departure for Arizona State.
The Ducks are in full bowl-prep mode. They face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28. After practice on Friday, we had a chance to talk to Lanning and select student-athletes.
Here are some of the most notable things that Lanning had to say.
Opening Statement
Lanning: Had a good good day of prep. These practices tend to be a little bit shorter, a little more detailed focus on and off the field with some quick work. I thought we got good, good crossover work today offense versus defense and some good special teams work
On the NCAA passing an exemption for redshirt freshmen four-game rule
Lanning: Our guys prepare like that for every game. We train everybody on our program we try to develop our by our program. So that’s that’s great to hear. When you have less people here there are more opportunities for the people that are here and we’re excited about the guys we have.
On a hectic December with bowl prep, recruiting and transfers
Lanning: It’s the name of the game, right? I mean, it’s that you gotta go out here and adapt. And I think right now in college football, one of the biggest things about college football is who can adapt the best and who can handle the adjustments that it’s required, and we’ve got a great staff that’s done a good job of that.
On how off-the-field analysts help with game prep
Lanning: There’s a lot of people…
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