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Lanning has shown that his little black book is well refined... trust the process.

Good luck, but BE GONE!! I don’t like him pulling double duty; cut ties and move on. I want my OC to be all in during a college football playoff run.

I bet this will happen!!!

With Coach Stein taking on the HC position at Kentucky, speculation with start about who the next Oregon OC is. Right off the top, I don’t think Chip Kelly is coming back in any capacity. I also don’t expect Coach Lanning to promote from within. I could be wrong, but Lanning in two hires hasn’t hired/promoted a coach with no play calling experience. Three guys I could see as candidates are: Corey Dennis (UNLV OC) Dean Kennedy (JMU OC) Buster Faulkner (GT OC) These three run offense similar to what is already ran at Oregon. Lanning has made it pretty clear with his first two hires what the style of offense he wants is. There’s also who seems to be the fan favorite, Jordan Davis (North Texas OC). I think the two systems are too different for him to be the guy, but they could find a way to mesh them. Coach Lanning could also hire someone none of us are thinking about.

which is another reason he might not steal recruits

Opportunity knocks for some of the current unused members of Oregon's roster. I could see Novosad among those for sure.

Hes going to miss Oregon's Nil $$$ especially in the SEC.

I kinda doubt it... That would burn a bridge with Lanning and I have a feeling he wouldn't want to do that. Coaches talk a lot behind the scenes and burning a bridge by stealing recruits out the door is something that would burn those bridges real fast. Besides there might some transfers out of Oregon that he would be interested in landing and that would be mutually beneficial for all involved. Not to say that couldnt happen in addition to stealing recruits.

Doesn't bother me at all...

Lanning was hired by Oregon on December 11. He coached in Georgia's last game on January 11. He probably has as good a feel for what to expect from Stein as anyone could have.

We'll miss you, Will, where the grass is damn green. Best of luck on the bluegrass. Bear Bryant won an SEC title at Kentucky; why not Will?

I have a lot of confidence that Coach Lanning will make the absolute best decision regarding Stein's continued leadership (or lack thereof) throughout the playoffs. No one is more locked in than DL. Go Ducks!

Not sure he should stay, too much of a distraction with a lot of time before offs. Id regroup with one of the other offensive coaches.

The early signing period will occur while Oregon is still alive in the playoffs and Stein is invested in his current job. In addition, Oregon's 2026 class is essentially nailed down with very few flip targets to poach. Stein will be more worried about retaining the recruits that Stoops was going to bring to Kentucky. It's like when MariØ bolted to Miami and DL had to start from scratch to retain recruits and find gems (think Bo, Bucky and Gonzo) in the portal. I can't think of one high impact player that followed him to Oregon from Georgia. I could see Novosad and maybe some 3s and a second stringer or two heading east, but for the most part Stein will have to build it himself from the ground up.

Maybe one or two, but I highly doubt any of the upper echelon folks would leave Oregon for Kentucky.

Hope he doesn't steal recruits as the day approaches.

Glad he is leaving. Good luck in Kentucky.

What if Indy beats osu by 30, are the Ducks still the floor? Common opponent and the sameish record, 1 L

Good on him. Worked well for Rich Brooks. Wishing him the best wherever he lands.

Troy Dye plays for the Chargers but I don't recall seeing him in the game.

Sorry to see Will move on but congratulations on the HC position at Kentucky. He has deep personal and family ties to the Wildcats football program. Thee University and fan base will welcome Will with open arms. Thank you for the amazing run with OBD's, best of success in your future and remember, run the ball!

Stein will reportedly stay on and call plays throughout Oregon's CFP run.

Saw this on 247