As long as Dan Lanning is at Oregon the Ducks will play real football during their spring game. While the growing trend nationally has been for teams to abandon spring games in favor of traditional practices or fan-centric events,

So it became news on Thursday afternoon when Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning officially confirmed that there would still be a traditional spring game in Eugene.

Oregon football coach Dan Lanning spoke Thursday on how the 2024 football season ended, the quarterback room and the spring game format.

Games have been a hot topic of discussion in college football to start 2025. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule got fans talking a lot about them in February when he elected to cancel Nebraska's annual Spring Game in April.

Oregon approved a revised contract for coach Dan Lanning late last week — yep, another revision — that places the fourth-year coach in the sport’s salary stratosphere. There have been more amendments to Lanning’s deal than the Constitution, or so it seems. This is the fifth edition since he accepted the job in December 2021.

Ahead of the 2025 college football season, programs around the country such as Texas, Ohio State, USC and Nebraska are deciding to cancel their spring game. While Texas' Steve Sarkisian has insisted Texas is using the time to acclimate its 27 new players, Nebraska's Matt Rhule did so out of fear of players being poached via the transfer portal.

After weeks of teams announcing their plans for the annual spring game, Oregon has chimed in. The Ducks will host a traditional spring game under Dan Lanning in a few weeks. Lanning told The Oregonian’s James Crepea that his team will be best served by continuing as usual with the spring game.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning talks spring game, quarterbacks and practice facility upgrades following the team's first spring practice.

Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning broke down the first spring practice of the 2025 season on Thursday morning.