The scoreboard read 34-14 in Evanston but Dan Lanning ’s postgame voice carried something heavier than football. After Oregon polished off Northwestern with ruthless efficiency, the No. 4 Ducks’s HC stepped into the media room and didn’t just talk about Dante Moore ’s growth or Jerry Mixon’ s pick six. Instead, he talked about America through the lens of a locker room. Because when tragedy collides with sports, silence isn’t an option.

An X post on September 13 threw light on how Dan Lanning viewed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a visit to Utah Valley University. “ The US could learn a lot from our locker room. I think the people in this world can learn a lot from our locker room ,” he said. “ You walk in that locker room, you got

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