Confetti was still wafting through the air at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as Dan Lanning left the field, following Georgia's win over Alabama in Monday's College Football Playoff championship game.
Lanning was the defensive coordinator for Georgia, which had just beaten the Crimson Tide, 33-18. The Bulldogs' defense had held Alabama to 4.7 yards per play, well off its previous season average of 6.5 yards per play, and to its season-low point total. The evening's final touchdown was provided by that Georgia defense, a game-clinching pick-six in the final minute.
But Lanning also was the next head coach at Oregon.