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DAN HARMSEN
@UDK_Dan
Following a stagnant game day for the Kansas football team, Sunday morning was a busy one.
Coach Charlie Weis has been relieved of his duties, Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger said in a Kansas Athletics press release after a 23-0 loss to Texas on Saturday, Weis' 22nd in 28 attempts. The firing ends a five-year contract prematurely, just four games into Weis' third year.
"I normally do not favor changing coaches mid-season," Zenger said in the release. "But I believe we have talented coaches and players in this program, and I think this decision gives our players the best chance to begin
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MCKENNA HARFORD
@McKennaHartford
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little addressed a number of topics Thursday afternoon, including sexual assault and the Kansas Board of Regents social media policy.
Sexual Assault
In response to recent controversy about how the University handles sexual assault reports, Gray-Little has created a task force of 11 members to look over current sexual assault policies. The task force includes students, staff and faculty, and will be co-chaired by Angela Murphy, a graduate student and Title IX Roundtable development coordinator and Alesha Doan, the chair of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies department.
"I'm glad for the energy on campus around addressing this issue and trying to move forward in some way."
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Kansas football head coach Charlie Weis was fired Sunday morning after Kansas' 23-0 loss against Texas on Saturday cord.
Following a stagnant game day for the Kansas football team, Sunday morning was a busy one.
DAN HARMSEN
@UDK Dan
Coach Charlie Weis has been relieved of his duties, Kansas athletic director Sheaon Zenger said in a Kansas Athletics press release after a 23-0 loss to Texas on Saturday, Weis' 22nd in 28 attempts. The firing ends a five-
After dismissing 29 players for mostly academic or behavioral reasons, Weis' watch saw the highest GPA the football program has recorded during the fall since the school began keeping track in 1986: 2.83 in 2012 up from 2.46 in 2011. But the results weren't as promising outside of the classroom.
"I appreciate what coach Weis did with several facets of our football program," Zenger said. "But we have not made the on-
work with quarterbacks including Tom Brady and Brady Quinn, Weis struggled to find a reliable one at Kansas. In less than three seasons, Weis filed
"...we have not made the on-the-field progress we believe we should. I believe new leadership gives our coaches and players the best chance to make a fresh start."
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With a senior-laden roster — seven starters on offense and six starters on defense — this appeared to be Weis's best team at Kansas. But through four games, Kansas has averaged a Big 12-worst 15.3 points per game.
For an offensive-minded Weis, the most strides on the field appeared to be made on the defensive side of the football.
in 2012, Weis assumed a team that had allowed 43.8 points per game. Through four games this season, Kansas has allowed 25.5 points per game.
Weis was hired Dec. 9, 2011,
for a guaranteed $2.5 million
per year over five years, with
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