UNDERRATED? Dan Lanning RANKED by ESPN as Top 5 Coach in America, Why That's RIGHT for Ducks' HC

The writing team at ESPN ranked their 10 best coaches in college football, with Dan Lanning coming in at #5--trailing only coaches who have played in or won a national title. Why did one writer put him at 8th? Today's episode of Locked On Ducks is a crossover with 'Locked On Nittany Lions' host Zach Seyko and 'Locked On Hoosiers' host Jacob Goins. Are there growing comparisons between Dan Lanning and James Franklin's tenure at Penn State? ESPN released its FPI metrics for the 2026 football season. The sports giant's list is putting far too much respect into the SEC slate of football teams. Photo Credit: Ben Lonergan - Imagn Images 00:00 Ranking Curt Cignetti as top coach 04:05 Debating Kirby Smart's career ranking 07:39 Dan Lanning's title challenges 15:25 Discussing Penn State's team ranking 16:27 Discussing Iowa's ranking influence 23:23 Curt Cignetti facing new challenges 28:22 Criticism of preseason poll biases 30:55 The AP system critique BECOME A LOCKED ON DUCKS INSIDER  https://joinsubtext.com/c/lockedonducks  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Odoo  Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.  Indeed  Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast  FanDuel  Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started now.  FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.