Rain fell in the Eugene area at times Sunday, but on a landmark day for the Oregon football program, even Mother Nature got on board.
As the charter plane carrying new UO football head coach Dan Lanning and his family was beginning its descent into Eugene's Mahlon Sweet Field, the drizzle let up and a rainbow emerged. The plane touched down at 11:54 a.m. PT, and not a single raindrop fell until Lanning, his wife and their three children were in an SUV, on the way to the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex.
Over the next few hours, Lanning toured the facilities, met with Oregon's current staff, watched the team begin its preparations for the Alamo Bowl and then met with as many players as he could, late into the night.