Dan Lanning Paired With ACC Coaching Legend at Golf Tournament

Dan Lanning Competes in 2026 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge

On April 26, the 2026 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge brings Lanning into the fold of 13 other active coaches and 11 football legends being paired together for a two-man scramble 18-hole tournament, with the purses being donations to the participants' favorite charities. The event is happening at the Reynolds Lake Oconee resort.

For Lanning, he's raised over $15,000 over his last two appearances at the event, benefitting the OHSU Foundation-Knight Cancer Institute. Both Lanning and the team work closely with the cause due to Oregon's relationship with foundation founder Phil Knight, and Lanning's wife going through a cancer battle of her own, with her last treatment occurring in 2017.

Dan Lanning's Golf Partner is a Familiar Face

This particular golf tournament pairs each active coach with a legend (except for one pairing this year) based on "balancing handicaps." Lanning's partner this year is the same as the previous years': former UConn head coach Randy Edsall.

During the 2025 tournament, Lanning and Edsall came in at No. 10 on the green with 38 points, bringing home $5,000 each for both men's causes.

Best known for his 11-year tenure with the Huskies, Edsall also has a coaching legacy that touches Syracuse (1980-1990 in various roles), Boston College, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Georgia Tech, Connecticut, and Big Ten peer Maryland.

The Rest of the 2026 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge Pairings

1. Shane Beamer (South Carolina) with Houston Nutt (former Ole Miss coach & CBS Sports studio analyst)
2. Manny Diaz (Duke) with Ted Roof (Longtime defensive coordinator with a current defensive coordinator gig at Boston College)
3. Dave Doeren (NC State) with Steve Spurrier (Former Florida Gators head coach 1990-2001 and South Carolina head coach 2005-2015)
4. P.J. Fleck (Minnesota) with Gus Malzahn (Former Auburn offensive coordinator and head coach)
5. Brent Key (Georgia Tech) with Hugh Freeze (former coach for Arkansas State, Ole Miss, Liberty, and Auburn)
6. Jeff Monken (Army) with Rhett Lashlee (SMU) (This is the only pairing of current coaches.)
7. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) with Chan Gailey (NFL and college football former coach)
8. Mike Norvell (Florida State) with Urban Meyer (former Florida Gators and Ohio State Buckeyes coach, current FOX Sports Analyst)
9. Scott Satterfield (Cincinnati) with Mack Brown (Former Texas head coach 1998-2013)
10. Kirby Smart (Georgia) with Tommy Tuberville (Auburn head coach 1999-2008 turned US Senator for Alabama)
11. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) with Jim Grobe (Former Wake Forest head coach 2001-2013)
12 Kyle Whittingham (Michigan) with Paul Johnson (Former Navy and Georgia Tech head coach)

Fun fact: Norvell and Meyer's partnership, though one of the more odd groupings in the bunch, proved to be the most successful, with the two clinching the grand prize in 2025 and 2024.

Beyond the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge, Lanning is hosting his own golf tournament for charity closer to home in May. The Sam Day Classic, hosted by Lanning and his wife, opens on May 6 at the Eugene Country Club. All proceeds from the tournament fund the Sam Day Foundation's work researching an end to childhood cancer.

You can find more information about Lanning's golf tournament here.

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