It turns out Dan Lanning's vow to "double down" on Oregon's culture and commitment to its values didn't come from a midnight stint at the blackjack table. Instead, it came out of a phone conversation with Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney.
At Big Ten Media Days Lanning told the story of reaching out to the two-time national champion head coach this offseason.
Lanning said, “When I was at Georgia, that was somebody I never got to visit with. They were kind of our arch nemesis, so never really had a chance to really talk to him, but I always had a lot of respect for what he did.