Thursday, October 27, 2011
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sidering that this season is pretty much lost.
I would have to think Berglund is reconsidering a return to Lawrence, given the state of the football team. He had offers from more than 10 schools, and I would have to think one of them would still like to have him.
I don't see Berglund wearing a Jayhawk uniform when his legal issues settle. Until then this is Jordan Webb's team, and he needs to find a way to win or his last two years at Kansas may be more difficult than the first two.
Reports have said that Berglund loves Lawrence and this University and is wearing Jayhawk clothes back home. That's all fine and dandy, but Berglund won't come back to Kansas unless he's just looking for a quality education.
- Edited by Alexandra Esposito
the program had just wiped itself clean of Mark Mangino, the second most successful coach in the University's history.
When Gill was hired, the program was two years removed from its most successful season ever, in which it gained America's attention and brought home a trophy full of oranges. The freshmen on that team were part of the 50th best recruiting class in the NCAA, according to rivals.com, and seven of those
But just how broken was the football program, besides the black eye that it got from the Mangino drama?
After Mangino resigned following scrutiny of his conduct with players, Gill was put in charge of a program with a bruised public image.
"I came here to try to fix something, and that's what I'm here to do." Gill said.
And it did, as the recruiting class rankings for Kansas improved the following two seasons, though the program took a wild ride of highs and lows. Kansas won a bowl game in 2008, lost its final seven games of the 2009 season, and ended the year with the departure of former coach Mangino.
me a team on the rost and you figure that will attract pretty big recruits" senior wide receiver Kale Pick said.
When Gill arrived at Kansas, he was taking over a program that had just lost its core group of key players — quarterback Todd Reesing, running back Jake Sharp, and receiver Kerry Meier, to name a few.
But he did inherit a team made up of four top 50 classes, according to rivals.com, and this
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JESSICA JANASZ/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
JESSICA JANASZ/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Coach Turner Gill walks out of Memorial Stadium after a tough game against the Oklahoma Sooners. As Gill's second season progresses, he must reevaluate the changes he's aimed to make to the team.
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