Dan Lanning joins head coach K. C. Keeler’s staff as secondary coach.
He comes to Sam Houston from Arizona State where he tutored the outside linebackers and nickelbacks for a Sun Devil defense that ranked No. 1 in the nation in tackles for losses, No. 2 in sacks and No. 3 in pass defense.
He also served as on-campus recruiting coordinator, securing commitments from some of the top prospects in the nation. In 2012 ASU won the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
In 2011, Lanning was a graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh, working with the defensive backs and heading up recruiting for several states in the Northeast. The Panthers played in the 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl.
Previously, Lanning was secondary and wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator at Park Hill High School in Riverside, Mo.
Lanning earned his Master’s Degree in secondary administration from William Woods University in Missouri in 2010 and his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education and secondary education from William Jewell College in Missouri in 2008.
He and his wife, Sauphia, have three sons: Caden, Kniles and Titan.
