Head coaches of major college football programs are rarely happy. There is always something to improve on, and Oregon's Dan Lanning is also this way. But after the team's first scrimmage of the fall camp preceding the 2026 season, Lanning sounded like a confident coach who knows that while there is still work to be done, he has a special group on his hands capable of doing some pretty special things this year.
Lanning touched on a variety of topics following this latest scrimmage, such as staying healthy, making sure those special teams are indeed special and the progress of some of those young freshmen who could play an important role right away for the Ducks.
The season is just three Saturdays away with Boise State kicking off this year's schedule. But Oregon isn't preparing for the Broncos just yet. Right now, it's just getting themselves ready for the season, locking down some details and getting ready for a grueling season that awaits the Ducks.
Here is everything Lanning had to say to the media after Oregon's scrimmage that was closed off to the press and public alike.
Dan Lanning: All right. Overall, good scrimmage. The thing you're always hoping for as a coach in this moment is you want to test physicality, the ability to tackle and break tackles, but you also want to walk away healthy. We were able to do that today. Some overall really good reps from both sides of the ball got to do a better job when it comes to ball security at times. Got to clean up some special teams play to make sure we're able to get the kicks that we need to be able to get. But overall, that's a solid performance. Got to go back and evaluate the film. I told our players there are really two things we're looking for when we grade a scrimmage. Are you accountable and are you capable? Right? Do you do your job when you're asked to do your job, and are you capable of doing the job we ask you to do? If you're not, then you're going to get limited reps. If you do, then you'll continue to grow on this team. So those are the things we're going to evaluate as we watch the film.
#capable
Lanning touched on a variety of topics following this latest scrimmage, such as staying healthy, making sure those special teams are indeed special and the progress of some of those young freshmen who could play an important role right away for the Ducks.
The season is just three Saturdays away with Boise State kicking off this year's schedule. But Oregon isn't preparing for the Broncos just yet. Right now, it's just getting themselves ready for the season, locking down some details and getting ready for a grueling season that awaits the Ducks.
Here is everything Lanning had to say to the media after Oregon's scrimmage that was closed off to the press and public alike.
Dan Lanning: All right. Overall, good scrimmage. The thing you're always hoping for as a coach in this moment is you want to test physicality, the ability to tackle and break tackles, but you also want to walk away healthy. We were able to do that today. Some overall really good reps from both sides of the ball got to do a better job when it comes to ball security at times. Got to clean up some special teams play to make sure we're able to get the kicks that we need to be able to get. But overall, that's a solid performance. Got to go back and evaluate the film. I told our players there are really two things we're looking for when we grade a scrimmage. Are you accountable and are you capable? Right? Do you do your job when you're asked to do your job, and are you capable of doing the job we ask you to do? If you're not, then you're going to get limited reps. If you do, then you'll continue to grow on this team. So those are the things we're going to evaluate as we watch the film.
#capable
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