With such a tumultuous college football season, nothing should come as a surprise anymore. However, in a somewhat desperate move, Kansas just named Florida offensive coordinator and former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis as the 37th head coach of KU football. Not only did this come as a surprise to the college football nation, but Florida head coach Will Muschamp had no idea this deal was even in the works. Muschamp had no reason to believe Weis was even...
Kansas is down a star defensive tackle after Jamal Greene was arrested early Friday morning for unlawfully entering an off campus apartment and forcing the residents to lie down at gunpoint. Fortunately, no one was injured as a result of this incident. After news of the armed robbery broke, head coach Turner Gill immediately dismissed Greene from the team. Yesterday afternoon, AD Jim Marchiony confirmed Greene’s dismissal. This is a significant loss for the Jayhawks as defensive coordinator Carl...
Former KU coach Mark Mangino was certainly no martyr, but it looks like the Jayhawks’ Turner Gill is the saint they have been so desperately seeking. Students and fans got a glimpse of the coach’s character during the Members of Leadership Lawrence class this past week. Coach Gill presented himself as a steadfast clean cut coach with the heart of a lion who will not stand for any insubordination. This was evident in his hiring of assistance coaches, “I...
