No coach wants to answer the tough questions, especially after such a heartbreaking loss to a bitter rival.
But to Dan Lanning’s credit, he sat there and answered every question asked of him after Oregon fell 36-33 to Washington on Saturday. It had to be extra hard on the second-year coach with some of his decisions could be directly be related to his team’s downfall.
Lanning expressed praise to the opponent but also took it upon himself to say he was solely to blame for the Ducks’ first loss of the season. There were some choices he would rather have back and one can only hope Lanning learns from these mistakes because Oregon will find itself in similar spots down the road this season as the schedule remains difficult going forward.