Dan Lanning coaching tree expands: 3 former coordinators now Power Four head coaches

EUGENE — As Dan Lanning completes only his fourth season as a head coach, his coaching tree is growing rapidly. With outgoing coordinators Will Stein and Tosh Lupoi bound for Kentucky and California, respectively, three former coordinators under Lanning will now be Power Four head coaches. The third is Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, the Ducks’ offensive coordinator in 2022. “We hire really good people that work really hard at their job,” Lanning said. “There’s clear direction of the expectations. Those guys do a great job of modeling what it should look like to get that opportunity and become a head coach. They’ve learned that; they’ve sat in that seat. Maybe it’s a different seat, but...