FootballThursday, November 12
Oregon's Dan Lanning fires back at Michigan's Kyle Whittingham over spending before Saturday's game
The Daily Ann Arbor team
Michigan's trip to Eugene picked up a side plot. On Monday, coach Kyle Whittingham praised Oregon's Dan Lanning as a recruiter, then said: "It doesn't hurt that you have 50-plus million dollars at your disposal to, in essence, outbid everybody."
Lanning answered Wednesday, calling Whittingham "an unbelievable coach" before adding: "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."
The money behind Lanning's jab
- $3.1 million
- left on Beck's salary for this season
- $6.2 million
- owed to Beck over the next two seasons
- $12.5 million
- Bryce Underwood's reported NIL deal with Michigan
Sources: The Michigan Daily, sportingnews.com
Michigan fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck on Sunday and still owes him that money. Oregon has one of the most expensive rosters in the country, and Michigan's roster tops $30 million.
- Kickoff: Sat., Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1
- Oregon's estimated roster spend: $48 million to $54 million
- Underwood's On3 valuation: $3 million, ranked 33rd nationally
Michigan and Oregon trade shots before Saturday's game
- Nov. 8Whittingham fires offensive coordinator Jason Beck.
- Nov. 9Whittingham talks Oregon's money on Inside Michigan Football.
- Nov. 11Lanning answers Whittingham at his press conference.
- Nov. 14Michigan plays at Oregon, 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
Sources: The Michigan Daily, sportingnews.com, The Detroit News
Sources: The Michigan Daily, sportingnews.com, The Detroit News