As first reported by Chip Towers of the AJC on Friday, Dan Lanning appears set to be named head coach of the Oregon Ducks.
A time-tested MO for Power 5 athletic directors on the hunt for a head coach in to find an energetic young coach with proven recruiting chops and a track record as either a coordinator or a G5 head coach.
Lanning obviously fits that bill. The 35 year old Bulldog defensive coordinator has been instrumental in building Georgia’s stacked roster since coming to Athens as outside linebackers coach in 2018.
Since taking over for the departed Mel Tucker as defensive coordinator in 2019 his units have been somewhere between stout and unstoppable.