Georgia DC Dan Lanning announces decision on Texas offer
Earlier Friday, Dan Lanning’s name emerged as the leading candidate to become Steve Sarkisian’s defensive coordinator at Texas. Sarkisian will have to look elsewhere. Rusty Mansell of 247Sports broke the new Lanning turned down the offer and is staying at UGA. Shortly after the news broke, confirmed the report with his own social media post.
Its huge news for the Bulldogs heading into the 2021 season as Lanning’s unit was No. 2 in scoring defense this fall after being No. 1 in scoring defense in 2019. He was named a Broyles Award finalist in 2019 and was selected as a nominee in 2020.
Prior to the 2020 season, Lanning received an extension through the 2022 season. In March of 2020, he received a $500,000 raise bumping his salary to $1.25 million. We’ll see if another raise is on the way after the reported offer to take the Texas job.
Lanning was promoted from outside linebackers coach to defensive coordinator for the 2019 season following Mel Tucker’s departure.
Prior to landing a job on Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs staff, Lanning served as inside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Memphis. He was a member of Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide staff in 2015 as a graduate assistant coach.
— Dan Lanning (@CoachDanLanning) January 16, 2021
Not a lateral move, that would have been a downward move. Lanning will get a HC offer before long. Glad he is staying.
Depends on how much they were going to pay him as to how lateral it was. I am not up on how much Kirby pays his coaches, but I am sue it is market value. Texas has enough money to exceed market value.
Time for sark to turn his attention to defensive wizard Todd Grantham. He oozes Texas!
I must admit I admire your dedication to your cause…lol
All the vile and vulgar names directed my way, the profanities hurled at me, the demeaning and dehumanizing of me – all because I (in my own special and charming way) assessed 3rd and Grantham the same as you
you girls are a sorry lot
Hello Pot? This is the kettle. You’re black.
You have called people “twink” and other “demeaning and dehumanizing” names throughout your trolldom. While I don’t condone it, karma, dude.
Whatever puussyboy
mrtruth, Grantham has bounced from job to job for so long, but it now looks like Grantham has finally found a home.
Hope is all I have to sustain me through the darkness.
Hey Kirby, I’ve been offered the DC job at Texas for 250k more…
I’ll sure miss you Dan, hold on a second…Siri, call Will Muschamp…
Just effn with ya Kirby, I love it here in Athens…
That’s great to hear, Dan. We love having you here, unfinished business…Siri, cancel call to Will Muschamp…
All b,s, aside, great to have the same OC and DC back for our unfinished business…thanks for the commitment Dan, go pups!
Lanning was probably making around $100K just 3-4 years ago, maybe $200k.
Now he’s making $1.25 mil
I’d take that rocket ride any day
Downward move…Will Muschamp…, making 1.25? Texas is not downward, Musahamp is (downward) and I believe that Horns could match any offer if they so wanted. Wow, more delusion-alism.
Uhh, downward move as far as career aspirations of one day moving UP to a head ball coach position is concerned, money has nothing to do with it, all major football universities have plenty of that…ahh never mind, delusional ism it is…carry on
He’ll get a nice raise from Kirby.