Discussion about Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban’s future is taking center stage ahead of the College Football Playoff. CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd revealed the latest buzz about Saban potentially retiring this offseason. The college football insider believes Oregon head coach Dan Lanning would be a strong candidate to replace Saban at Bama under this scenario.
“In fact, Alabama being Alabama, speculation has spread to include who might replace Saban,” Dodd detailed in a December 31, 2023 story titled “Why Alabama’s Nick Saban, Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh could both move on after this College Football Playoff.” “The first call might have to go to Oregon’s Dan Lanning, who proved himself a skilled SEC recruiter and coordinator at Alabama (graduate assistant in 2015) and Georgia (assistant coach from 2018-21).”
Lanning has SEC experience with stops at Alabama and more recently, Georgia prior to taking the Oregon head coaching job. The coach has posted back-to-back 10-win seasons with the Ducks. Lanning has gone an impressive 21-5 in his first two seasons at Eugene.
This past offseason, CBS Sports’ Barrett Sallee reported that Lanning signed a six-year, $45 million contract extension with the Ducks. According to Oregon Live, Lanning’s extension will now go through 2030 as a result of the Ducks achieving 10 wins.
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