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Off the strength of an appearance in the College Football Playoff Semifinals and a 13-1 record thus far, Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning has been named as a finalist for the Paul "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year Award.
Lanning was named a finalist for the award alongside Indiana’s Curt Cignetti, James Madison’s Bob Chesney, Miami’s Mario Cristobal, Texas A&M’s Mike Elko, Virginia’s Tony Elliott, Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea and Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire.
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The award is the most prestigious coaching honor in college football, as it has been presented for 40 years to the coach who embodies “grit, integrity and a winning approach to coaching and life – both on and off the field."
Lanning is one many in the Ducks' program to receive awards this season, as a bevy of his players were named to the All-Big Ten teams and secured other individual honors, another mark of a successful coach.
But the true mark of success is winning — something that the Oregon head man has done consistently since arriving in Eugene in 2022.
To date, he's gone an impressive 48-7 in four seasons with Holiday Bowl (2022), Fiesta Bowl (2023) and Orange Bowl (2025) victories to boot. He'll have a chance to reach the 50-win mark during the 2025 season, but it will take Oregon claiming the first national title in program history to do so.
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The winner of the Paul "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year Award will be presented on Jan. 21.
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