Dan Lanning breaks down Oregon football's first spring scrimmage
Dan Lanning was tight-lipped on specifics of the Ducks' first spring scrimmage but said his team's knowledge is ahead of where it was last year.
In typical fashion, Oregon football coach Dan Lanning didn't reveal much about the Ducks ' closed-door scrimmage April 11 at Autzen Stadium, their first such spring practice period. The fifth-year coach has rarely gone into detail about what exactly transpires during scrimmages, no matter what time of year it is, and reiterated that he won't delve into names of players stepping up through the first few weeks of spring ball either. That said, Lanning spoke at length about what he wants to see from his team, still months away from opening its 2026 season in September and how his team functioned as a group during their first competitive scrimmage Saturday.
Here's what Lanning had to say about the Ducks ' first scrimmage of the spring. Dan Lanning wants to see better from coaches, players after first scrimmage Lanning seemed mostly pleased about the Ducks' energy during their first scrimmage and mentioned that the focus of the day was seeing who could just "play football. " Tackling, blocking and catching were the emphasis, while the specifics would start coming later.
He revealed the Ducks committed six penalties, which he admitted wasn't very high, but also that he wants to see better out of the coaching staff. "More operational stuff from the coaching staff, things that we got to be able to do a good job of on both sides of the ball," Lanning said. "Coaching situations a little bit better, being a little bit cleaner, and execution, the rotations we want to see out there on the field.
From a player standpoint, just assignment, knowing my job. We like being a team that can do multiple things in multiple personnel groups. Guys got to know what that looks like when they get out there.