Got our guy. @CoachDanLanning is the 35th head coach in Oregon football history! #GoDucks
More: https://t.co/LDBKp2iOgh pic.twitter.com/6AAZAkVz0N— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) December 12, 2021
Lanning has made a name for himself as the defensive coordinator for Kirby Smart’s playoff-bound Georgia Bulldogs, a team that has been called potentially one of the greatest defensive teams in modern football. Or at least they were before the Alabama beat down in the SEC Championship game, but still, it’s a unit that has garnered a lot of well-deserved praise.
Oregon’s new head coach has spent the last four seasons at Georgia, three as defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach.