Dan Lanning Interview: Inside The WINNING Culture at Oregon Football

Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning sits down with George Wrighster to talk about Oregon football. Lanning talks about the direction of the program and the future of college football with the transfer portal, NIL, and the NCAA House settlement. They also discuss the Oregon transition to Big Ten football, the Rose Bowl loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff, and college football recruiting. Dan Lanning gives insight into what drives him and what other coaches he talks to including Kirby Smart, Nick Saban. Chapters: 00:00- Intro 03:00- How Dan Lanning judges the 2024 Oregon Season  05:55- Where does Oregon go from here?? 06:40- Oregon's portal vs prospect recruiting strategy 09:10- Dan Lanning's advice to parents that are raising D1 recruits  11:05- How does Dan Lanning handle losing assistant coaches to other opportunities?  12:10- What goes into a player hopping into the transfer portal?  14:05- How does Dan Lanning determine the themes for each week's games? 14:40- Oregon preaches connection- how does that help drive teamwork over individualism? 15:40- How does Dan Lanning prioritize his family time? 17:00- How would Dan Lanning adjust the academic and athletic calendar if he were in charge? 19:00- How Dan Lanning's sneaker game has changed since joining 'Nike U' 20:25- How does Dan Lanning handle the noise- both positive and negative?  21:10- Are new rivalries developing in the Big Ten?  21:55- How does coaching life match Dan Lanning's vision of what it would be?  19:45- Dan Lanning's thoughts on the Administrative support at Oregon 23:25- Does Dan Lanning view himself as a mentor? 21:25- Dan Lanning's Outback Steakhouse tips 24:40- Wrighster or Wrong- Dan Lanning picked the wrong career, Ohio State is a bigger rivalry than Washington, and Young Dan Lanning could work for Head Coach Dan Lanning 26:10- Dan Lanning on what success looks like, and his final recruiting pitch The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: - Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content: https://twitter.com/UnafraidShow - Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! - Join our Facebook community: https://facebook.com/UnafraidShow - Get a closer look on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unafraidshow #danlanning #oregonducks #interview #oregonfootball #collegefootball #cfb #unafraidshow #georgewrighster #bigtenfootball #coaching #interview #cfb #cfbplayoff #springball #springgame See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.