When Dan Lanning imagined what his first game as a college football head coach would be like, he probably had something else in mind.
Maybe he wouldn’t have picked his former team as the opponent, maybe he would. I can guarantee you he didn’t have a 49-3 drubbing scripted up in his daydreams, though.
Unfortunately, that’s what came to fruition for Lanning and the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, falling to the Georgia Bulldogs in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
After the game, Lanning was in a surprisingly positive mood that struck me as energizing, unlike coaches we’ve seen in the past for Oregon. Rather than be upset and outwardly frustrated, Lanning wore the loss on his chin and vowed that it would make his team better.
Here are the TK most notable quotes from Lanning after the loss.