Who replaced Dan Lanning at UGA? Revisiting Georgia football's coaching roster
Before joining Oregon, Dan Lanning was a member of the Georgia coaching staff. He was with the Bulldogs from 2018 to 2021, where he was an instrumental contributor in winning the 2021 National Championship. But who replaced the current Ducks head coach at Georgia?
We’re going to answer that question here. Aside from that, we’ll also look at the Bulldogs’ coaching staff and how they’ve changed since Lanning’s departure.
Who replaced Dan Lanning at UGA?
Will Muschamp and Glenn Schumann replaced Dan Lanning as the Defensive Coordinators at UGA. Lanning also held the OLB coaching position until 2021, the same year he was also given the DC role. Chidera Uzo-Diribe replaced Lanning as the Linebackers coach.
The two defensive coordinators were named almost shortly after Lanning left for Oregon. Muschamp was the former head coach of the Florida Gators and the South Carolina Gamecocks. On the other hand, Schumann spent time at Alabama as a student assistant and later as a graduate assistant.
According to Online Athens, Muschamp was also a former teammate of Kirby Smart in the 90s, and both played safety. As for Schumann, he was a relatively tenured member of Smart’s coaching staff at Georgia after his stint with Alabama.
OLB coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe joined Georgia last year after a brief time as the D-Line coach for TCU (via GeorgiaDogs). He was also the former D-line coach for the SMU Mustangs, wherein he coached defensive lineman Elijah Chatman to an All-American Conference second-team berth in 2021.
The Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff at a glance
The current members of the Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff are as follows, excluding the three already mentioned above:
- Head coach: Kirby Smart
- Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks: Mike Bobo
- Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Bryan McClendon
- Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends: Todd Hartley
- Defensive Backs Coach: Fran Brown
- Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs: Dell McGee
- Offensive Line Coach: Stacy Searels
- Assistant Coach/Defensive Line: Tray Scott