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Dan Lanning’s father gives props to UGA

Dan Lanning Fain and Billy Slaughter Defensive Coordinator and outside linebackers coach Dan Lanning during the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Capital Orange Bowl against Michigan at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh) (Tony Walsh/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

CBS Sports recently profiled the rapid rise of Dan Lanning, the former UGA defensive coordinator who is now at Oregon as the youngest Power Five head coach.

Most of the story was about the 36-year-old Lanning’s quick journey to the top, but there were some nice compliments from Lanning’s father, Don, about UGA.

On the 2022 National Championship game in which Alabama was limited to 18 points (lowest in three years) and 30 yards rushing (second-fewest in 15 years), the elder Lanning said, “There will not be a defense probably that epic (ever).”

Even though UGA’s defense has somehow fallen out of the spotlight since the SEC Championship game, it was clearly the reason the Bulldogs broke their 41-year drought for a national title. It was one of the best defenses in college history.

Read more at DawgNation.com.

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