Lanning Sees UCLA Like Indiana's Title Team

Oregon coach Dan Lanning is drawing parallels between UCLA and the Indiana team that defeated his Ducks in last year's College Football Playoff semifinals. With the 15th-ranked Ducks (3-1) set to host No. 23 UCLA (4-0) on Saturday, Lanning noted both programs had flailing football programs before hiring coaches from James University who brought their staffs and multiple players with them. sport-tr.bet

'We're about to play a UCLA team that reminds me a lot of Indiana from last year,' Lanning said, referencing how both Indiana coach Curt Cignetti and UCLA coach Bob Chesney rebuilt programs with transfers who fit their systems. Interestingly, Oregon's path in last year's CFP included facing Chesney's JMU team before falling to Cignetti's Indiana squad.