Got an Issue with Will Stein? Do YOU Believe This?

[Charles Fischer]

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Oregon Announces Contract Extensions For Lanning, Lupoi, Stein

 

EUGENE, Ore. – University of Oregon director of athletics Rob Mullens announced on Friday that UO has agreed to terms and is finalizing contract extensions with head football coach Dan Lanning, defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi and offensive coordinator Will Stein.

 

The extensions have been approved by the UO Board of Trustees and are funded from athletics revenues, including donor funds. Lanning’s agreement runs through the 2030 season while the extensions for Lupoi and Stein run through the 2027 season.

 

“Oregon football has reached historic heights under Dan’s leadership,” Mullens said. “His relentless commitment to providing a first-class student-athlete experience is evident in the culture he has fostered within his program. His dedication to this university, our student-athletes and the city of Eugene has put Oregon football in position to compete for championships on a yearly basis.

 

“Dan has surrounded himself with elite coaches and people within his program, and we are thrilled to be able to retain coordinators of Tosh and Will’s caliber. They have done a tremendous job in their respective roles and are terrific representatives of the University of Oregon. We have a great staff in place and look forward to continued success for Oregon football.”

 

Lanning has led the Ducks to a 35-6 overall record in three seasons as head coach, the third-most wins among FBS head coaches during that stretch and the most wins ever by an Oregon head coach in the first three seasons. UO has posted double-digit wins each year under Lanning, and he is just the second Oregon head coach with back-to-back 12-win campaigns after winning 12 games in 2023 and a program-record tying 13 in 2024.

 

“Every morning I wake up grateful and hungry to represent Oregon,” Lanning said. “Sauphia and I continue to be humbled by the support that the University of Oregon provides. I’m also very thankful we have been able to have great continuity with our coaching staff over the last three years. The job Will and Tosh do for our program cannot be overstated. I have seen growth from both sides of the ball which is a credit to their leadership and the support they receive from our offensive and defensive staffs.

 

“Their commitment, along with their families’ commitment to our program, shows great promise for our future. Thank you to Phil and Penny Knight, our athletic director Rob Mullens, and President Karl Scholz for their continued investments in our future. There is no better place to coach or play football than Oregon, and there has never been a better time to be a Duck.”

 

Lanning guided the Ducks to the Big Ten Championship in the program’s first year in the conference in 2024, after securing the second undefeated regular season in program history. Oregon was the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff and reached the Rose Bowl, after winning the Holiday Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl in Lanning’s first two seasons.  

 

Oregon has gone 19-1 at home in three seasons under Lanning while seeing fan support skyrocket. The Ducks played in front of four of the 15 largest crowds in Autzen Stadium history in 2024, including a stadium-record 60,129 fans for Oregon’s historic win over No. 2 Ohio State on Oct. 12.

 

Recruiting and development under Lanning and his staff has translated into success on the field and beyond for Oregon student-athletes. The Ducks had back-to-back conference offensive players of the year and Heisman Trophy finalists with Bo Nix (2023) and Dillon Gabriel (2024), and UO has had 14 players selected in the last two NFL Drafts. Oregon is expected to again break the program record of eight players taken in the NFL Draft after a record 12 players were invited to the 2025 NFL Combine.

 

Oregon’s defense has been among the nation’s most improved over the last three seasons with Lupoi as defensive coordinator. The Ducks have ranked in the top 25 in both scoring defense and total defense in each of the last two seasons, and they allowed 14 points or less seven times in 2024. Oregon also posted its first shutout since 2012 last season with a 35-0 win at Purdue. In 2023, the Ducks allowed the fewest rushing yards per game (102.6) by an Oregon team since 1989.

 

Lupoi was a 2024 semifinalist for the Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach. He has coached eight NFL Draft picks so far in his time at Oregon, including cornerback Christian Gonzalez who was the No. 17 overall selection in 2023.

 

Oregon leads the nation in scoring offense (39.3 PPG) over the last three seasons and is also first nationally over the last two seasons (39.5 PPG) since Stein took over as offensive coordinator. The Ducks were the only team to score 30-plus points in every game in 2023 before doing so 11 times in 2024.

 

Stein was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2023 after Nix and the Ducks led the nation in passing with 346.9 yards per game. Nix set the NCAA record that season with a 77.4 completion percentage before going on to be the No. 12 overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Stein also coached the two most productive receivers in program history, with Troy Franklin breaking the UO single-season records for receiving yards (1,383) and touchdowns (14) in 2023 while Tez Johnson set the program record for receptions (86).

 

Oregon will host its annual Spring Game on April 26 in Autzen Stadium (1 p.m. PT, Big Ten Network). Season tickets for the 2025 season are on sale now at www.GoDucks.com/FBTix.

 

[DUCKED]

Locking up Lanning is a no brainer.

[David Marsh]

Keeping this staff around will only help build chemistry and continue to develop Lanning's vision for the program. I'm not at all surprised that Lupoi signed an extension as he doesn't seem too interested in a head coaching gig. If he wanted to be an HC he would already be one somewhere, he's got the resume for it for sure. 

 

Stein is a little surprising, never got a sense that he is climbing the ladder as quickly as possible and was going at his own pace. It'd be telling to see if he signs another extension and opts to stay beyond 2027 because that will really be telling as to where he wants to go with his career.

 

Chip Kelly proved last year that sometimes it's better to be a happy coordinator rather than trying to take on the head coaching job, unless you REALLY want to be a head coach. The state of college football today is just a pressure cooker in the head coaching ranks.

 

[Charles Fischer]

Getting 1.75 million per year and locked up through 2028....why is he happy at Oregon?

 

Digging into why Will Stein is happy running one of the best offenses in the country