Oregon’s Dan Lanning and Michigan’s Kyle Whittingham have now officially traded barbs.
Whittingham raised eyebrows Nov. 9 when he referenced the Ducks‘ presumed financial advantages and the benefit it has in roster building.
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“(Lanning) is an outstanding football coach, defensive-minded coach, that’s his background,” Whittingham said Monday. “But a tireless recruiter. He really does a great job recruiting. It doesn’t hurt that you have $50 million at your disposal to, in essence, to outbid everybody. Not everybody, but a lot of people. But that’s not his fault. That’s a credit. I mean, that’s a credit to their program and their dedication and desire to win and the support they have.”
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Lanning replied to Whittingham’s comment Wednesday when asked about it by a reporter during his weekly media availability.
“I’ve got nothing to say to coach Whit other than I think he’s an unbelievable coach,” Lanning said. “I get it. They’re spending more of their money right now on their coaches that they’re letting go, so maybe it makes it hard to sign players. But I know they’ve signed a couple of guys that we weren’t able to compete with what they decided to do, and maybe a lot of that money is tied up for them in another player. I don’t know. But coach Whittingham is an unbelievable coach. He’s a Hall of Fame coach. I’ve got nothing but respect for him.”
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No. 16 Oregon (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) and Michigan (5-4, 2-4) will play at 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Autzen Stadium.
Both teams have made in-season moves at offensive coordinator. Oregon fired Drew Mehringer Oct. 25 after a loss to Illinois and a 4-3 start. The Ducks have won two straight since then. Michigan fired Jason Beck on Sunday following a 15-6 loss to Michigan State.
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning walks the sideline as the Oregon Ducks face the Ohio State Buckeyes on Nov. 7, 2026, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Both teams are also playing with different quarterbacks than who they started the season with. Dante Moore was injured against USC on Sept. 26 and is out for the rest of the season. He has been replaced by Dylan Raiola. Michigan sophomore Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025 according to the 247sports composite rankings, was benched a month ago and replaced with freshman Tommy Carr, who will make his fourth straight start Saturday.
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The Ducks have won three straight against Michigan and Lanning is 2-0 against Whittingham when he was at Utah.
Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com.
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