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Sources: Oregon hiring Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning

Oregon has found its next coach.

According to Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel, Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning will be the Ducks’ next coach. Lanning replaces Mario Cristobal after he left to become the head coach at Miami, his alma mater.

Just confirmed from a source that UGA DC Dan Lanning will be the next coach at Oregon.

Lanning, 35, has been Georgia’s defensive coordinator for the past three seasons. The Bulldogs entered the SEC championship game allowing seven points per game and hadn’t given up more than 17 points in a single game until Alabama scored 41 on the way to a 41-24 win and the top seed in the College Football Playoff.