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Dan Lanning speaks about Oregon Ducks’ expectations for competing in Big Ten

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2 years ago

June 20, 2024

Dan Lanning speaks about Oregon Ducks’ expectations for competing in Big Ten

As Dan Lanning and his Oregon Ducks get set for the upcoming 2024 Oregon football season, it shouldn’t come as much of a shocker that one topic folks seemingly can’t stop talking about is the move to the Big Ten.

It’s a big deal!

Oregon helped shift the entire college football landscape being one of the teams that ditched the Pac-12 for greener pastures and a more functional conference. And while the Ducks were really good a season ago, some have started to wonder how things might translate in a conference like the Big Ten, where things are just different than out on the West Coast.

Colin Cowherd, in an interview with Lanning, happened to bring that up.

Cowherd did note that he believes Oregon is well situated to be able to be one of the programs running the Big Ten for the foreseeable future.

“I think you and Ohio State are equipped to really control this conference for the next several years going forward. You have quarterback play, you have the coach, you’ve got the infrastructure,” Cowherd stated.

Still, even Cowherd seems to believe that the transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten could make things interesting for Lanning and the Oregon football program. Partially given the climate and the way Big Ten football traditionally exists.

“The Big Ten, Dan, it’s different. You play in the rain, it gets cold. It’s physical, it’s two tight ends, are you looking at the film and thinking ‘we’ve got to tweak some stuff here?’”

But, as Lanning explained, “winning football is winning football and it starts in the trenches.”

It’s not like the bulk of Lanning’s coaching experience is located out on the West Coast. This is a coach who learned from guys like Nick Saban and Kirby Smart deep in the South. Lanning has coached in the Southeastern Conference and he’s seen how styles of football can differ in different regions.

And the way that he seems to be building the Oregon football program sure resembles a program that is prepared for a more stereotypical “physical” brand of football.

“You have to be big up front, you have to be able to win on the line of scrimmage,” Lanning said. “I don’t think that formula changes, but what we’re doing right now in the office is truly studying some of those opponents that we’re going to be seeing next year.”

It would be interesting to understand more in depth about what Lanning and the rest of the Oregon football coaching staff are exploring in terms of what the various teams on the 2024 Oregon football schedule do well.

The schedule itself features a variety of teams that are operating in several different ways, especially on offense. The Purdue Boilermakers and Wisconsin Badgers both have Air Raid guys as the architects of their offenses. Not that the Air Raid can’t have physical, tough elements to it, but it’s not the “two tight end” stereotype of a Big Ten offense.

It seems likely that Ohio State is going to run the absolute heck out of the ball this season, but it remains to be seen exactly what the Buckeyes’ offense looks like.

To some degree, teams like Michigan, Washington, UCLA, and Oregon State (not Big Ten, but still on the schedule) are going through various different levels of ideological shifts because of coaching changes. So, it’ll be interesting to see what those offenses look like.

I guess I say all that to say: hey Dan, if you ever want to explain more of what the Ducks are trying to examine across the Big Ten (and the schedule as a whole), I’d love to chat sometime to learn more. Just have your people call my people.

As Lanning told Cowherd, there are going to be some adjustments that the Ducks have to make throughout the year.

“There might be a package here or two that we have to carry that’s a little bit different for some of the teams we’ll face, but ultimately what’s going to win games is us playing our best ball,” Lanning explained.

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Feb. 5 Portland officer-involved shooting was justified under Oregon law, DA says

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6 hours ago

February 19, 2026

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Feb. 5 Portland officer-involved shooting was justified under Oregon law, DA says

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has determined that the officer involved shooting on February 5, 2026, was “justified under Oregon law and non-criminal.”

“This conclusion in no way diminishes the impact of this tragic loss of life. Incidents involving the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers have tremendous impacts on families, communities, and the involved officers,” Ryan Solomon said in a memo sent to DA Nathan Vasquez. “The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office is committed to transparency, accountability, and ensuring the community receives clear and timely answers.”

57-year-old Erik Sherrer was shot and killed after PPB’s SERT team served a search warrant in connection with an investigation that began several days before. Sherrer was wanted for pulling a gun on a security guard at a Safeway store in northeast Portland.

Portland Police also released the names of the two officers who fired their duty-issued guns. Detective Charles Asheim is a 17-year veteran of the bureau assigned to the Special Resources Division, and a member of SERT. Officer Dustin Barth is a 10-year veteran of the bureau assigned to Central Precinct, and a member of SERT.

Both remain on paid administrative leave per standard protocol.

Portland Police also released over an hour’s worth of body worn camera footage of the incident.

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Pickup truck goes airborne, crashes into Oregon home

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18 hours ago

February 18, 2026

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Pickup truck goes airborne, crashes into Oregon home

A dramatic home‑security video shows a pickup truck launching off a dirt mound, clearing a retaining wall, and flying nearly 100 feet before crashing into a Tigard, Oregon home in the middle of the night. The homeowner, David, says he woke around 3 a.m. to a massive boom and shaking walls, initially thinking he was half‑asleep and imagining it. Police confirmed no one was injured, despite the truck plowing directly into the house.

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Your picks: Who is the best 6A guard in Oregon high school boys basketball?

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February 18, 2026

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Your picks: Who is the best 6A guard in Oregon high school boys basketball?

In the past week, The Oregonian/OregonLive featured some of the best 6A guards in Oregon high school boys basketball.

Now, we want to hear from you: Which 6A guard is the best of the best in the 2025-26 season?

Read the write-ups on every 6A guard at the links below, and then vote in the poll at the bottom of this page.

The voting will conclude Sunday, March 8, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Later, we will publish the “fans’ all-star team” based on the vote of the readers.

Note: OregonLive’s polls are intended to be fun. You can vote as many times as you want, but we discourage the use of script, macro or other automated means. OregonLive reserves the right to adjust the voting based on irregularities. Email jhumburg@advancelocal.com with concerns.

THE CANDIDATES

Candidates were selected based on information provided by coaches. Among the coaches who declined to respond to our requests for information about their team were Beaverton coach Andrew Vancil, Mountainside coach Dustin Hewitt, North Medford coach Scott Plankenhorn and South Medford coach James Wightman. Read more about each of these players here: TOP 6A GUARDS (PART 1) | TOP 6A GUARDS (PART 2)

Dache Acelar, sr., Benson

Sloan Baker, jr., West Linn

RJ Barhoum, jr., Clackamas

Ryan Barone, sr., Jesuit

Ian Bautista, sr., Westview

Isaac Bongen, jr., Central Catholic

Andwele Bridges, sr., Forest Grove

Ashton Cantwell, jr., Nelson

Sufyan Carter, so., Wells

Greysen Castaneda, so., Newberg

Levi Cohen, so., South Eugene

Tre Crawford, sr., McDaniel

Maddyn Cummings, jr., Barlow

Riley DeBorde, sr., Sherwood

Judah Dresser, jr., Sherwood

Patrick Duque, sr., Cleveland

Robbie Durbin, sr., Lake Oswego

Rocco Ebenal, jr., Sunset

Brooks Fortune, jr., Southridge

Ter’Rae Foster, so., Gresham

Jackson Freeman, sr., Lake Oswego

Anthony Fuentes, sr., McNary

Elijah Gabriel, jr., South Eugene

Braylon Gaines, jr., Nelson

Levi Gaither, sr., Gresham

Kai Gallic, sr., Sheldon

Malachi Garlington, jr., Nelson

Silas Gentry, jr., Barlow

Mason Gray, fr., Reynolds

Jacob Harper-Grant, so., Grant

Elijah Harari, sr., Lincoln

Penny Harrison, jr., Jesuit

TyVelle Hill, fr., Roosevelt

Eli Hopkins, jr., Oregon City

Kendall Hopkins-McGlothen, fr., Benson

Richad Hudson, jr., Benson

Kingston Hunter, sr., Tigard

Kahllel “KJ” Jackson, jr., Jefferson

Victor Jackson, so., Jefferson

Tayshawn Juarez, jr., Sprague

Blake Karman, jr., Wells

Chaz Katoanga, sr., Nelson

Jemai Lake, sr., Tualatin

Jack Lapray, sr., West Salem

Micah Leake, sr., Lakeridge

John Lee, so., Jefferson

Carter Lemon, jr., Tualatin

Kai Lindsey, jr., Lincoln

Carter Lockhart, so., Nelson

Robbie Long III, sr., Central Catholic

Max Martinov, jr., Clackamas

Malik Mason, so., Grant

Grady McKittrick, sr., Grants Pass

Jayden Metcalf, sr., Roosevelt

Jonah Munns, so., West Salem

Heath Outcalt, jr., Lakeridge

Zamir Paschal, sr., Central Catholic

Carson Pickens, so., Lakeridge

Jakai Pippa-White, so., Gresham

Bastian Rapier, so., Franklin

Luke Reeves, sr., David Douglas

Cole Ricketts, sr., McNary

Jaamir Roberson, sr., Jefferson

Jamarea Sanders, so., Grant

Jacob Sanderson, sr., West Salem

Elijah Schmidt, jr., Sprague

Jaydon Schregardus, jr., Nelson

Alijah Scott, sr., Oregon City

Harrison Scott, sr., Roseburg

Teagan Scott, sr., South Salem

Preet Singh, jr., Newberg

Jaelyn Smith, so., Reynolds

Joe Stimpson, sr., Jesuit

Ahmad Surur, sr., Wells

Elijah Thompson, jr., Southridge

Pat Vialva Jr., jr., Tualatin

Malcolm Weatherspoon, jr., Central Catholic

Tko Westbrook, sr., South Salem

Major Williams, jr., Jesuit

Evan Wusstig, sr., West Salem

Weiming Zhu, sr., McDaniel

For complete coverage of Oregon high school sports, including schedules, scores, recruiting news and additional player spotlights, visit OregonLive’s high school sports section throughout the season.

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