Dan Lanning met with reporters on Monday evening for his weekly press conference and was asked about his name being linked to the Texas A&M job earlier this week.

Lanning dismissed any possibility that he could leave Oregon this offseason — or anytime soon.

“I think I’ve been really, really clear here since day one,” Lanning said. “Everything I want exists right here. I’m not going anywhere. There’s zero chance that I would be coaching somewhere else. I’ve got unfinished business here. There’s a lot that I want to accomplish here at Oregon. My No. 1 priority is being elite here at Oregon.

“We have the resources, the tools … Anybody who can’t understand why you would want to be here at this place doesn’t understand exactly what exists here.”

Lanning was transparent about why he’s being so open about his lack of interest in coaching anywhere besides Oregon.

“A lot of coaches hang on to these moments. They don’t do anything or don’t say anything. One, because they don’t want egg on their face when they decide to do something else. Two, because they’re concerned about things that I’m not concerned about. Like getting a better contract. I’m taken care of extremely well here at Oregon. I have the resources I need here at Oregon to be really, really successful. I’m not motivated by [a new contract]. I’m motivated by winning. I’m motivated by being elite here. And our players deserve my complete focus. Our fans deserve the best product on the field.

“So it’s outside noise. It didn’t matter before, it doesn’t matter now. I’ll continue to say it until I’m blue in the face. I want to be here at Oregon. That hasn’t changed. That won’t change.”

Texas A&M will likely have numerous candidates who are interested in their vacancy, but it seems Lanning won’t be one of them.