Oregon coach Dan Lanning didn't miss his opportunity to fire back at Michigan's Kyle Whittingham ahead of their matchup Saturday.
Whittingham praised Lanning as a "tireless recruiter" Tuesday but added that it "doesn't hurt" to have "$50-plus million at your disposal to, in essence, outbid everybody."
"I've got nothing to say to Coach Whitt other than I think he's an unbelievable coach," Lanning said Wednesday, according to Fox College Football. "I get it. They're spending more of their money right now on their coaches they're letting go, so maybe it makes it hard to sign players."
Michigan fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck on Sunday. Beck, who was in his first season with the Wolverines after following Whittingham from Utah, was reportedly the highest-paid offensive coordinator in the country, making $3 million per season.
The Ducks head coach continued: "They've signed a couple guys that we weren't able to compete with what they decided to do. Maybe a lot of that money is tied up for them in another player, I don't know. But Coach Whittingham is an unbelievable coach, he's a Hall of Fame coach - got nothing but respect for him."
Oregon enters Saturday's matchup with a 6-3 record while Michigan arrives in Eugene at 5-4.
