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Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning hired as Oregon’s head coach

Atlanta Journal-Constitution photo by Curtis Compton via AP / Georgia defensive coodinator Dan Lanning, 35, is getting his first opportunity to be a head coach. Oregon announced Saturday that Lanning will take over the program.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution photo by Curtis Compton via AP / Georgia defensive coodinator Dan Lanning, 35, is getting his first opportunity to be a head coach. Oregon announced Saturday that Lanning will take over the program. Atlanta Journal-Constitution photo by Curtis Compton via AP / Georgia defensive coodinator Dan Lanning, 35, is getting his first opportunity to be a head coach. Oregon announced Saturday that Lanning will take over the program.

By RALPH D. RUSSO / The Associated Press 4 min read

The Oregon Ducks hired Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning as head coach Saturday, completing a search for Mario Cristobal’s replacement that took less than a week for the Pac-12 football runners-up.

Cristobal was hired away from Oregon by Miami on Monday. Five days later, the Ducks landed on the 35-year-old Lanning, who will be a first-time head coach. He is in his fourth year as an assistant at Georgia, with this his third leading the Bulldogs’ defense – one of the best in the country this season

“We are staged for success and I look forward to building on the strong foundation that currently exists in Eugene,” Lanning said in an Oregon release. “Our goal is to win championships and develop our players both on and off the field. “

No. 3 Georgia (12-1) has the top-ranked defense in the country this season and will play No. 2 Michigan (12-1) in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl on Dec. 31.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart said in a released statement that Lanning would stay with the team through its playoff run. Inside linebackers coach Glenn Schumann and special teams coordinator Will Muschamp will be co-defensive coordinators for Georgia after Lanning moves on.