Oregon coach Lanning gets extension, raise

• Kyle Bonagura, ESPN

  • Personnel WriterJul 27, 2023, 01:57 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12.
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Lanning has received an one-year agreement extension and substantial raise that will tie him to the school through the 2028 season.Lanning’s base pay will increase from$4.7 million to$ 7 million each year with incremental raises throughout the duration of the deal. The preliminary agreement buyout is set at$20 million with decreases after every season.Athletic director Rob Mullens provided the extension to the University of Oregon Board of Trustees on Thursday, and it was unanimously approved.Lanning, who formerly acted as the defensive organizer at Georgia, led the Ducks to a 10-3 record in 2022, his very first season as a head coach.Mullens informed the board that the program’s”philanthropic assistance” made the pay increase possible.Editor’s Picks”Coach Lanning has actually supplied

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UO, and he and his family have actually made a deep connection and a commitment to our community in a brief time period,” Mullens said.” Dan’s concentrate on the holistic trainee athlete experience and his top priority on authentic connection have established a family-like environment and a strong foundation for Oregon football to build upon.”The contract will make him the second-highest-paid coach in the Pac-12 and approximately No. 15 nationally, Mullens informed the board.Oregon opens the season Sept. 2 versus Portland State.