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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Potential candidates for head coaching job
SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3
Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger had enough. After a 6-22 record in just over two seasons, Zenger has cut ties with coach Charlie Weis. This will be the third time Kansas will be in a coaching search since the firing of Mark Mangino in 2009. But unlike the previous two hires, don't expect a lot of big names highlighting this coaching search.
With a program that, in recent years, has yet to commit to one coach for more than a few seasons, I don't expect a lot of big names breaking down the door to coach the Jayhawks. But that doesn't mean there won't be a number of good candidates. Here are the five very likely candidates to become the next Kansas head coach. And, no, Mark Mangino is not on this list.
BOWEN
CLINT BOWEN: INTERIM HEAD
COACH - KANSAS
Bowen was named interim head coach after the Weis firing, and this is obviously a tryout for the permanent position. It would be hard to find anyone else who bleeds more crimson and blue than Bowen. After going to Lawrence High and rooting for the Jayhawks when he was younger, Bowen played defensive back for Kansas. He was first hired as an assistant in 2000 and eventually worked his way up to co-defensive coordinator in 2006. After short stints in North Texas and Western Kentucky, Bowen returned in 2012 where he has been defensive coordinator ever since.
BEATY
DAVID BEATY: WIDE RECEIVERS
COACH/RECRUTING COORDINATOR - TEXAS & AM
One of the biggest critiques with Kansas football is the lack of talent on the football field. A big name like Charlie Weis was supposed to change all that, but, actually, it remained the same. Beaty is considered one of the best recruiters in the country. He has locked down numerous five-star recruits and has great ties to the Lone Star State. To top it off, before he became a recruiting guru for the Aggies, Beaty coached at the University of Kansas. He was a wide receivers coach from 2008-09 and a co-offensive coordinator in 2011.
WARINNER
ED WARINNER: CO-OFFENSIVE
COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE
COACH - OHIO STATE
BECK
Like the previous candidate, Warinner doesn't have any head coaching experience at the collegiate level. But make no mistake, Warinner is ready to embrace the challenge. Just a couple years removed from being named one of the nation's hottest assistant coaching candidates, Warinner is currently sitting under Urban Meyer, learning his craft. Warriner has worked with four offenses that have led the nation in rushing. He served as offensive coordinator at Kansas for three years when Kansas averaged nearly 450 total yards back with Todd Reesing and company.
TIM BECK: OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR - NEBRASKA
A former high school football coach in Texas, Beck would be a rather boring hire for the casual fan. He has yet to have a head coaching gig at the collegiate level, but has done wonders as the offensive coordinator in Nebraska. This year, his Cornhuskers rank as one of the best offenses in the country. He has a strong recruiting platform in Texas, making him a good candidate. Before he went to Nebraska in 2008, Beck was a wide receivers coach at Kansas for three years.
SCOTT FROST: OFFENSIVE COOR-
DINATOR - OREGON
Unlike the previous candidates, Frost has no Kansas connection, making him an unlikely hire. Still, for an offense that ranks as one of the worst in all of college football, hiring an offensive guru like Frost seems like a no-brainer. Frost became the offensive coordinator in 2013 and has helped lead the Ducks to one of the most fearsome offenses in the country. Before his promotion to offensive coordinator, he served as the wide receivers coach and has brought in a number of high-caliber recruits in his time at Oregon. He might be relatively new to big-time coaching, but for a program that was outscored 719-267 in conference games under Weis, Frost might just be the perfect fit.
— Edited by Drew Parks
The University of Kansas School of Business
Statistics on Charlie Weis' Kansas career
BY THE NUMBERS
Kansas football coach Charlie Weis was fired Sunday morning for the Jayhawks' poor on-field performance during his two-year stint. Here is a number summary of what Weis accomplished (or didn't) during his time in Lawrence.
2. 5 Number of years left on contract
Number of years originally on contract: 5
Days as head coach (Dec.9,2011-Sept. 28,2014) [1024]
Winning percentage rank among Power 5 Conferences: LAST
$7.5 MILLION
AMOUNT STILL OWED (INCLUDING THIS YEAR). WEIS EARNED $12.5 MILLION WHILE AT KANSAS
WEIS' RECORD
6-22(.214)
Record against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams: 2-72 (West Virginia and Central Michigan)
Conference record: 1-18
Points scored: 464
Opponents' points scored: 917
Number of starting quarterbacks: 4
Number of blowout losses (21 points or more): 13
— Stella Liang
Sporting KC rally falls short in 3-2 loss to Revolution
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@HardyNFL
As Jermaine Jones put through his first goal in a New England Revolution uniform, he ran to the sideline with his hand cupped to his ear, listening for a rowdy sold-out Sporting Kansas City crowd of 19,522.
He didn't get any of it. Suddenly, at Sporting Park, you could hear a pin drop.
The Revolution and its crown jewel had silenced a Kansas City crowd for the first time since 2008, when it last took down Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City.
It was Jones' goal in the 85th minute that sealed the team's 3-2 win on Friday and placed New England even with Kansas City in the Eastern Conference with four games to go.
Sporting Kansas City walked away with what it saw as a winning effort, but in the record books, it's the team's third consecutive home loss. Kansas City trailed 2-0 after the first half, but efforts from midfielder Paulo Nagamura and forward Dom Dwyer tied it up.
"If you give him a little bit of space, he's going to rocket it," Revolution manager Jay Heaps said of Jones' go-ahead goal. "That was something special. To be a game-winner in a tight game, in a big playoff impaction game, it was huge."
"We deserved at least a point tonight," Dwyer said. "We came out flying in the second half. It was a great reaction from the first half, and I think we were unlucky not to get a third or fourth goal. Things just didn't quite
It was Kansas City that controlled the first half possession 63 percent to 37 percent, but the team had no real offensive firepower. It certainly wasn't a bad half, but New England took advantage of its chances on two counterattacks to go into the half leading 2-0, which seemed insurmountable.
bounce our way tonight."
"You've got to go forward, and you've got to take positives out of the game."
MATT BESLER Captain
But Nagamura came out in the second half to give Kansas City the firepower it needed.
A through ball from defender Kevin Ellis put Nagamura all alone to the right of the goal, and Nagamura lifted it over New England goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth's head and into the side of the net to make it 2-1. Minutes later, Nagamura took a ball from Toni Dovale, headed it into the air, and Dwyer tapped the game-tying goal into the back of the net — his 20th goal of the season.
"He's a fighter, he's a battler," Dwyer said of Nagamura. "He's going to be that guy who's standing right behind you when you're going to war. ... I can't speak highly enough of him today."
Over the next 30 minutes, Kansas City had countless other chances, as it put the
Revolution on its heels with nine shots in the second half. The crowd was exhilarated with some of the best play it had seen from the team in weeks, if not months, but Sporting couldn't get one in the back of the net.
"If you play the way that you played tonight, it's not only that you're going to be competitive in this league, but you're going to win, and you're going to win a lot," Kansas City manager Peter Vermes said. "At times, things don't go your way."
With six wins in its past seven games, it's no surprise New England was able to pull out a victory in Kansas City, especially against a team that has lost five of its last six MLS games. But it's still a game this team should've won if it wants to repeat its 2013 playoff success, and it knows that.
"We don't like losing," Sporting Kansas City defender Seth Sinovic said. "That was a big Eastern Conference game and we feel like we let one slip away there."
we let one slip away, then Kansas City has let three separate games against New England slip away this season, as the Revolution swept the season series. If standings hold with four games to go, Kansas City is set to meet the Revolution again in the opening round of the MLS playoffs.
"It stings, it hurts especially the way we played in the second half." Kansas City captain Matt Besler said. "You've got to go forward, and you've got to take positives out of the game. I'm hoping we get them again."
Edited by Alex Lamb
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