Dan Lanning
Head Football Coach • Oregon (Ducks)
School Owes Coach: $56,733,333
Contract buyout as tracked by official reporting: $56,733,333.
Coach / Hiring School Owes: $4,000,000
If Dan Lanning accepts a position as head coach with another collegiate program or an NFL franchise prior to 2031-01-31, he or his new employer is legally bound to pay this liquidated departure penalty.
Job Stability vs. The Hot Seat
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Contract Job Stability is rated Ironclad Stability. Awaiting 5 more community vote(s) to officially establish the Hot Seat alignment.
Astronomical buyout penalty renders firing virtually prohibitive without extraordinary outside booster funding.
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Interactive Amortization Simulator for Dan Lanning
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Duty to Mitigate (New Job Offset Analysis)
Contract Calculation Formula:
USA Today FOIA benchmark: $56,733,333. Salary adjusted to match the authoritative October 2025 baseline as the proposed $10.6M figure from the May 2026 source was not explicitly verified against the baseline's specific breakdown.
💡 By waiting 6 months, natural salary amortization reduces buyout liability by ~$4.42M.
- •Automatic one-year extension clause triggered by 10+ wins
- •Contract extension executed in 2025
- •Multi-year term through 2030/2031
Salary adjusted to match the authoritative October 2025 baseline as the proposed $10.6M figure from the May 2026 source was not explicitly verified against the baseline's specific breakdown.
Verified Public & News Reference Sources (1):
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