Dan Lanning responds to Kyle Whittingham's '$50 million' comments about Oregon

Dan Lanning responded to Kyle Whittingham’s $50 million comments regarding Oregon’s roster and recruiting, as in, having advantages. Granted, both coaches were respectful of one another’ abilities, but Whittingham did claim there was an advantage for Oregon considering their budget. The two coaches will see each other when Michigan travels to Eugene to take on the Ducks. Whether they were ill intentioned or not, the comments from both sides will be discussed leading up to Saturday’s contest. $39.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage “I’ve got nothing to say to Coach Whit other than I think he’s an unbelievable coach, and I get it,” Lanning said. “They’re spending more of their money right now on their coaches that they’re letting go, so maybe it makes it hard to sign players. “But I know they’ve signed a couple of guys that we weren’t able to compete with what they decided to do, and maybe a lot of that money is tied up for them in another player. I don’t know. But Coach Whittingham is an unbelievable coach. He’s a Hall of Fame coach. I’ve got nothing but respect for him.” Quarterback Dante Moore is Oregon’s highest NIL Valuation at $5 million. He checks in at No. 4 in the On3 NIL 100. Other Oregon players inside the top 100 are EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei at No. 76 and $2 million, and safety Koi Perich at No. 95 and also at $2 million. Michigan has two football players in the On3 NIL 100. Quarterback Bryce Underwood checks in at No. 33 at $3 million, with EDGE John Henry Daley at No. 80 with $2 million. “Outstanding football coach, defensive minded coach. That’s his background. Tireless recruiter. He really does a great job recruiting and It doesn’t hurt that you have $50+ million dollars at your disposal to, in essence outbid everybody,” Whittingham said. “Not everybody, but a lot of people. But that’s not his fault. That’s a credit. I mean, that’s a credit to their program and their dedication and desire to win and the support they have. NIL is the name of the game in recruiting these days. It’s shifted so much. “It used to be the facilities you had and the tradition and all these other things, and now it’s, ‘Oh, this is all great, but these guys have a hundred grand more for me. So that’s a little bit of a factor to say the least. But not to take anything away from Dan, because he is an outstanding recruiter.” Jonathan Wagner contributed to this report