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Watch: Dan Lanning discusses Oregon's momentum following win over UCLA

Jarrid Denneyby:Jarrid Denney•10/24/22•

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Oregon built on its momentum from the weekend’s season-defining win over UCLA and landed commitments from two 4-star recruits Monday to add to what had already been a stellar couple of days.

Ducks’ head coach Dan Lanning met with reporters in the evening to discuss his team’s upcoming matchup at California. While he didn’t directly discuss Monday’s commitments, he was asked what impact the marquee win over the Bruins might have on the program from a recruiting standpoint.

“When you get an opportunity to be on a stage similar to what we were on this Saturday — you talk about the stars really aligning in the sense that, from the minute people woke up that morning, they knew and were evaluating Oregon football until that game was over with,” Lanning said. “It became really something that was in every living room across the United States. That’s an opportunity to make an impact. I think our fans lived up to the moment right there.”

Watch Lanning’s full Monday press conference below.

Key Quotes

On the efforts of he and his staff to recruit players from both the 2023 and 2024 classes

“That’s just got to be part of your everyday process. Again, there’s recruiting and there are relationships. And that’s kind of the key. I think our staff does a great job building relationships. They do a good job of evaluating talent because that’s the part that I think gets missed sometimes; you have to make sure you evaluate the right guys.

“There are a lot of guys were able to bring into our team when we got here that weren’t here. I don’t know how many were really highly-rated or touted or what that looks like. But I’ll say this: every single guy we brought in here, I’d take again. I’m really excited about the guys we were able to bring into our program. I think every one of us can recognize the value. Whether it be portal guys or freshmen, the value they added. … You want to be able to do a good job of that, and you have to do it every week to do that.”

On what Cal’s offense does well

 “They pass the ball a good amount. I think they do a good job of getting the ball down the field. Their quarterback probably doesn’t get enough credit. He’s got one takeaway in his last five games; he’s done a really good job of taking care of the ball and he throws the ball really well. He’s a talented thrower.

“You have to cover them — handle them well in the back end, and I think they do a good job of pushing the ball down the field. They haven’t hit a rhythm consistently this season, but when they do, they can be dangerous.”

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