Expectations have never been higher for Dan Lanning and Oregon football: ‘Our goal is to chase history’

Seated at the desk on Big Ten Network after a round robin of media appearances, question after question, and a full day’s worth of hypotheticals, Oregon football players seem to have said it all at Big Ten media days in Chicago. But a simple question provided perhaps the most revealing three words describing the Ducks’ mindset ahead of the 2026 season. Finish this sentence: The most important thing we as a team have to do this year is. “Win the championship,” tight end Jamari Johnson told BTN, his eyes darting back and forth as if to say, ‘What else is there to talk about?’ There were no eyebrows raised among fellow panelists Dante Moore and Teitum Tuioti. No nervous laughter.

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