Dan Lanning made a commitment to the players and never considered leaving Oregon

Dan Lanning never considered leaving Oregon for Alabama: ‘Made a commitment to the players’ Oregon head coach said he never considered replacing Nick Saban as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide following his retirement from coaching. Lanning said he made a 'commitment' to his players.

Dan Lanning made clear on Thursday he will not be leaving the Oregon Ducks to take the Alabama job. Lanning had potentially been a candidate to replace Nick Saban. He had been linked with a possible move to replace the Alabama head coach. The Oregon Ducks coach said he will stay put.