The second year of Dan Lanning’s tenure in Eugene with the Oregon Ducks officially started on Thursday morning, with the team taking the field for their first spring practice of the year.
It’s a season that has some high expectations from fans and the college football world at large, with quarterback Bo Nix coming back for one final season, boasting aspirations of being named a Heisman Trophy finalist when all is said and done.
After notching 10 wins in his first year with the Ducks, Lanning knows that he will need a strong second act in order to keep the momentum rolling in Eugene. As the Ducks continue to work towards the annual spring game on April 29th, we got a chance to catch up with the head coach following the first of 15 practices. Here are some of his most notable quotes from the interview:
Opening Statement
Dan Lanning: “Day one. I haven’t been around a lot of spring practices that weren’t good on day one. Everybody has juice and energy, a lot of enthusiasm. Practice was well-organized guys were running to the right locations and with a lot of new bodies you hope that’s the expectation. Guys playing hard but we don’t really have pads on either. So this is not real football yet in my mind, but guys are definitely turned in the right direction. See some new guys stepping up to be leaders which is positive. And I’m really excited about the direction we’re headed.”
Looking Forward
Question: What’s the biggest thing that you want to address this spring?
Lanning: “I’m not really there yet. You know, ultimately, you want to figure out what the strengths of your team are. And then you want to make sure that you’re doing a good job as a coach, lean on those strengths. But we want to play with maximum effort, and make sure we have a good understanding of what we’re doing fundamentally, what our scheme is, and how we fit within that scheme. But we’re really not…
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