Oregon
‘There’s disappointment’: Dan Lanning, Oregon react to Rose Bowl, CFP loss to Ohio State
PASADENA, Calif. — As scarlet and gray confetti fell on the storied grass at the Rose Bowl, Oregon football coach Dan Lanning didn’t leave the field until he had hugged every player as they exited the field into the tunnel following the Ducks’ 41-21 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
Lanning rarely spoke more than a few words and offered just a couple of pats to each player before taking one last look at the scene in front of him and departing the field himself.
Tez Johnson, visibly emotional following the game, took the time to approach fans after the game and thank them for their support and shake hands of fans in the front rows.
“I feel like I failed,” Johnson said in the locker room following the game. “I just love the fans, man. To play here, I got my dream to be able to come true. I can’t ask for nothing more.”
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The Ducks played their worst game of the season at the worst time, trailing 34-0 in the blink of an eye before a too-little, too-late comeback attempt in the second half. Oregon was outgained in yardage 500-276, had minus-23 rushing yards and gave 8.8 yards per play to a Buckeye offense that did anything it wanted all evening long.
In the locker room following the game, you could hear a pin drop as some players itched to leave as quickly as possible while others made the rounds and hugged everyone they could.
After earning the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff following an undefeated regular season, and the first Big Ten title in its history in its first season in the conference, Oregon was blasted by an Ohio State team that looked better prepared, more motivated and more sound.
“I came back to win something worth winning,” tight end Terrance Ferguson said. “God let me back to Eugene again, and we didn’t do that. Obviously that is disappointing because that’s the goal, and everyone came in with that goal and we set that goal early in the season. We chased it and played it all the way through.”
But Ferguson was quick to reflect that he didn’t regret returning for his senior season to chase a championship, citing his new relationship with quarterback Dillon Gabriel and that he and others are now lifelong friends.
“It’s not a disappointing season,” Ferguson said. “I played a lot with these guys and became a better football player. I met a lot of guys that I never would have met if I didn’t come back. Those relationships are what make it special.”
Bryce Boettcher, who has never been afraid to speak his mind throughout the season and has been the emotional heartbeat of Oregon’s defense all season long, said that Wednesday’s loss will “piss me off for awhile.”
“I don’t want to discredit what we had this season as a team and a brotherhood,” Boettcher said. “I was telling some people that what you have in the locker room, 20 years down the road that’s going to pay off dividends. You aren’t going to remember the games, You’re going to remember some plays maybe, but for the most part it’s the relationships.”
Lanning, who took responsibility for the loss along with his staff, kept it simple at the podium following the disappointing loss for the one-time national title-contending Ducks.
“There’s disappointment,” Lanning said. “But I talked to the team about life in that locker room and how grateful I am for the opportunity to coach this team. I love these guys. And they put it all out on the field for us, blood, sweat and tears.
“It’s not about getting knocked down, it’s about getting back up and what you do next.”
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz.
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Oregon head coach Dan Lanning praised Ohio State and his team after the Ducks’ remarkable run and loss in the Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal game.
A 73-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the 1983 killing of his then-girlfriend. It was a case that went unsolved for more than 40 years.
The sentence was announced by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield.
In July 1983, Teresa Peroni, 27, was reported missing after attending a party in the Selma area of Josephine County southwest of Grants Pass. She was last seen walking in the woods with her boyfriend Marcus Sanfratello.
Authorities deemed Peroni’s disappearance suspicious, but they lacked evidence to bring charges against anyone.
In 1997, a human skull was found on private property near where Peroni disappeared. In 2024, authorities in Josephine County reopened the case. In addition to re-interviewing witnesses, they collected new DNA evidence to build a case against Sanfratello.
With the DNA, experts at the University of North Texas confirmed the skull was Peroni’s.
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A grand jury indicted Sanfratello of second-degree murder, on June 27, 2025.
Police arrested Sanfratello in Chico, California the next day. He was then extradited to Oregon to face the charge of murder.
Under a plea agreement, Sanfratello pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
He will serve at least 10 years in prison, Oregon’s attorney general’s office said.
“For Teresa Peroni’s family, this has been a 43-year wait for an answer they never should have had to wait for,” Rayfield said in a news release. “Cases like this remind us of why we don’t give up. It doesn’t matter how many years have passed — if someone took a life, we’re going to keep working until we can hold them accountable.”
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The Oregon Ducks are set for one of the biggest timelines of their recruiting cycle, as many top targets are nearing commitments. This time around, the Ducks have a ton of top targets still remaining on their board compared to past seasons, as the Ducks have eight total commitments at this time.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff still need to land a safety commitment, but three-star safety Elijah Butler out of Maryland recently included the Ducks in his final six schools.
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Butler announced his top six schools ahead of a crucial part of his recruitment, according to a graphic by Leyton Roberts. The Ducks made the cut alongside the Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Tech Hokies, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The talented prospect would be a great addition for any of these teams, as they could all use a safety prospect at this point in the recruiting timeline.
Butler is from the state of Maryland, which makes the Terrapins one to watch.
It is also worth noting that he has been labeled as one of the best players in the state of Maryland, as he currently ranks as the state’s No. 9 prospect, according to Rivals. This is important as the Terrapins have always made solid attempts to land their in-state stars, including last season when they landed one of the better players in the state’s history, Zion Elee.
As of now, the prospect hasn’t been predicted to land with any of these schools, which means it is likely still a tight race entering the official visit schedule. He has yet to schedule an official visit with all of the schools he has listed in his top six, as he is still missing three key official visits. Butler has scheduled official visits with Alabama, Auburn, and Florida, according to 247Sports. This means he still needs to set one with Oregon, Virginia Tech, and Maryland if he wants to take one to each school.
If the Ducks are able to get Butler on a visit, then they would likely be in a more favorable position to land his commitment, as it currently. seems they are one of the trailing teams from this list. It seems highly unlikely that the Ducks will gain his commitment unless they get him on an official visit, which is still possible at this point, as plenty of top prospects across the nation are still scheduling their official visits.
As of now, the Ducks have 27 prospects set to take an official visit, according to 247Sports. Among all of the prospects who have scheduled a visit thus far, only one of the players is listed as a safety. That player is a three-star target, Junior Tu’upo. This leads one to believe that the Ducks could try to get Butler on a visit, or at a minimum, pitch their program to the prospect from St Frances Academy.
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