Oregon Football: Keeping the Talent in Eugene

Dan Lanning has built something in Eugene. As many message boards today are swirling with rumors about the Alabama head coach slot being open, lets take a moment to talk about the culture at Oregon and how it has effected the roster.

Everyone has seen that Lanning and the staff he has built can go out and get top talent. But in the modern era of college athletics, being an elite recruiter is about more than just gathering great players. You have to continuously recruit your own players to stay in the program.

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesWhile Oregon certainly had its share of players enter the transfer portal in December, part of that was to make room for the top 5 class coming…