Dan Lanning says negatives around NIL ‘don’t creep into’ Oregon football

EUGENE, Ore. — While there aren’t any games being played this month, June is a busy time for college football coaches with camps and recruiting a priority.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning carved out some time Tuesday to appear on FS1’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd.”

Lanning was asked if he thinks the competitive drive in players has changed in the new NIL era.

Dan Lanning, Ducks head coach

“One of the reasons I feel like where I’m at is because I had a chip on my shoulder,” Lanning said. “Now guys are coming in and they’re taken care of, and do they still have that chip? That hunger, that desire to be great? Those are the guys you want to recruit. At the end of the day, what it really does is it reveals what your program is.

“If you have a program that’s making guys better every day that they enjoy being a part of, that does a good job of taking care of their players, you’re gonna be able to retain great players and develop great players. You’re also gonna be a place that people wanna come to. Players talk, they know what it’s like in the locker room, they know what it’s like to be a part of a team. We’re lucky here to have a great culture that our players really embrace. Those things that can be negatives around NIL, they really don’t creep into our place.”

Lanning will be making an appearance at the Eugene Emeralds game Saturday for “Dan Lanning Bobblehead Night” at PK Park.