When Nick Saban retired from teaching in early January, many inside the world of faculty soccer seemed towards the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning was floated as a doable substitute for Saban after simply two years as head coach in Eugene.
FILE – Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts after operating again Jase McClellan (2) scored a landing in the course of the second half of the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal school soccer recreation in opposition to Michigan on Monday, January 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Nick Saban, the strict coach who gained seven nationwide championships and turned Alabama again right into a nationwide powerhouse that included six of these titles in simply 17 seasons, is retiring, in response to a number of experiences, Wednesday, January 10, 2024. (AP Picture/Kyusung Gong, File)
Lanning shortly put the rumors to mattress, releasing a video stating that he needs to be at Oregon “for as long as Eugene will have me.”
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In a latest interview on “The Ryen Russillo Podcast,” Lanning mentioned he by no means thought-about taking the pinnacle teaching job in Tuscaloosa.
“No. The decision was made long before the season started, long before I took this job. Oregon took a chance on me. I truly believe that this is a job that we can make the best job in college football. And when you feel that way, then let’s put some blood, sweat, and tears, and sweat equity into making that the job you think it can be,” Lanning mentioned when requested if there was ever a second when he needed to decide on the Alabama opening.
Oregon Geese head coach Dan Lanning seems to be on in the course of the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl school soccer recreation between the Liberty Flames and the Oregon Geese on January 1, 2024, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
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“I’m living my dream. I’m at a place where I think we can accomplish every goal we want. I made a commitment to the players. When you sit down, and people see the commitment publicly, but they don’t see when you sit down on a couch with a family and tell them that you’re going to be here, what that looks like. Some coaches say that and it doesn’t necessarily mean anything. For me, that means something.”
Lanning additionally talked about not shifting his household once more as a motive why he needs to stay in Eugene.
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Head coach Dan Lanning of the Oregon Geese celebrates after defeating the Liberty Flames within the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on January 1, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. The Geese defeated the Flames 45-6. (Christian Petersen/Getty Photos)
Whereas Alabama didn’t rent Lanning, they did go to the Pacific Northwest to seek out Saban’s substitute.
The Crimson Tide employed former Washington coach Kalen Deboer to be the subsequent head coach at Alabama after two seasons in Seattle.
DeBoer went 25-3 in his two years at Washington, successful the Pac-12 in 2023 and main the Huskies to the nationwide championship recreation in opposition to Michigan.
