Dan Lanning sets his eyes on National championship after leaving Pac-12 in latest conference realignment era

Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning has his eyes set on the national championship. They have joined the Big Ten, which makes their path to a national championship much more difficult.

Lanning and Oregon will have regular-season games against the likes of Ohio State, Washington, Michigan, and Wisconsin, among others. Despite the tough schedule in their first year in the Big Ten, Lanning is confident the school can win the national championship.

"Yeah, and it's not one of those spots, because of me. I mean, there's so many people that have put so much into this place. Whether it's our administration, whether it's the student-athletes that believe in this place, our fans, they've created an experience here at Oregon, that's really unique," Lanning said on The Joel Klatt Show.

"I'm lucky that I get to be a part of that I get to kind of help keep the train on the tracks. To accomplish a championship, it's so hard, it takes a lot of things working the right way. But it also takes a level of skill, it takes talent, it takes a team, and I think all those things can exist here."

Oddsmakers have Oregon with the third-best odds of winning the title at +800, which implies an 11.1% chance.

The Ducks also are -300 to make the college football playoff, which implies a 75% chance of it happening, as many expect Oregon and Ohio State to play in the Big Ten championship game.

Dan Lanning explains why he turned down Alabama job

After Nick Saban announced his retirement from college football, Oregon's Dan Lanning was mentioned as a possible candidate for the job.

Lanning is one of the top head coaches in college football, but he opted to remain at Oregon as he feels like this is the place that can win a national championship.

“I think it’s more about what exists [at Oregon],” Lanning said. “For me, it’s the first time in my career I feel like I’m somewhere I can be for a really, really, long time for and my family and I think that’s number one.

"I can also never take for granted that Oregon took a chance on me and that means a lot to me," Lanning added. "There’s things I want to accomplish here that I haven’t accomplished yet. I never like leaving a place where I feel like there’s something left on the table and there’s a lot left on the table here at Oregon.” [via Athlon Sports].

As the head coach of the Ducks, Lanning has a record of 22-5.