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A look back at Mangino's Kansas career
Dec.4,2001
Athletics director Al Bohn names Mangino as coach for the 2002 season.
2002
Mangino goes 2-10 in his first season as Kansas coach.
April 2003
The University fires Bohl two years into his five year contract.
June 2003
The University hires Lew Perkins away from the University of Connecticut to become athletics director.
2003
Mangino leads the Jayhawks to their first bowl berth since 1995. Kansas loses to North Carolina State in the Tangerine Bowl 56-26. The team finishes the season 6-6. Lew Perkins is hired.
2004
Kansas goes 4-7. After a 27-23 November loss to Texas at home, Mangino criticizes officials for an offensive pass interference penalty against the Jayhawks in the game, saying, "You know what this is all about, don't you? BCS. That's what made a difference today in the game. That's what made the difference in a call in front of their bench. Dollar signs." The Big 12 subsequently fined him $5,000 for those comments.
2005
Mangino leads the Jayhawks a 7-5 record and to the Fort Worth Bowl. Kansas defeats Houston 42-13 in that game.
August 2006
Mangino signs a contract extension through 2010, raising his pay from about $600,000 to $1.5 million guaranteed.
Kansas goes 6,6 and despite being eligible, does not get selected to a bowl.
2006
2007
Kansas goes 12-1 under Mangino and quarterback Todd Reesing, with an 11-0 start before a loss to Missouri in Kansas City. Kansas earns a BCS berth to the FedEx Orange Bowl, the first in Kansas' history and the seventh team in the Big 12 to earn a berth. Kansas defeats Virginia Tech 24-21.
November 2007
Mangino is named Big 12 Coach of the Year.
December 2007
The Associated Press names Magino National Coach of the Year.
July 2008
Mangino signs his second contract extension, which raises his pay to $23 million per year through 2012. At the time, Perkins says in a statement that "This is an appropriate reward for someone who has done a terrific job with the Kansas football program".
Kansas goes 8-5, earning a berth in the Insight Bowl — the firsttime Kansas has gone to consecutive bowl games. The 42-21 Insight Bowl victory over Minnesota represents the twentieth win in two seasons, also a first for Kansas.
2008
After starting the season 5-0 including one conference victory over Iowa State, 41-36, Kansas lost its last seven Big 12 conference games, ending 5-7 on the season.
2009
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Mangino benches Reesing, who has been the team's starting quarterback since the 2006, in a game against Texas Tech. Mangino said he did not want Reesing to take another hit in the game.
Nov.16
After a loss to Nebraska, players met with Perkins about an internal investigation involving allegations that Mangino had been abusive toward players.
Nov.17
Mangino, in his weekly press conference, confirmed a 10-15 minute meeting with Perkins, and takes questions about the meeting." I haven't lost the team one bit," he said. "I may have lost some people around here, but it's not players. Take that for what it's worth, you decipher it." Reesing confirms an independent, unbiased investigation of the football program.
November 19
Mangino, on his weekly radio show "Hawk Talk with Mark Mangino" broadcast statewide on the Jayhawk Radio Network, defends the program, saying that his staff has improved graduation rates. On players who may have spoken negatively against the program he says the reports are "embellished" and that "I can't do the work of parents and what they should have done before they got to me. Some of those guys are bitter and some that's the problem. I can't do anything about that. There are some things for 18 years that happened in their lives that I can't change in four years of college. Can't do it. Can't change their behaviors. Can't change their attitudes."
Nov.28
Kansas loses to Missouri in Kansas City, Mo. dropping its record to 5-7 and 1-7 in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are not eligible for a BCS bowl game for the first time since 2006.
Perkins releases a statement saying Mangino has resigned effective immediately. Assistants David Beaty, Clint Bowen and Bill Miller will share interim head coaching duties.
Thursday
Information compiled by Jesse Rangel
FILLING IN
While athletics director Lew Perkins searches for a new football coach, three current assistants will share interim head coaching duties: Clint Bowen, David Beaty and Bill Miller. Between them, they share 12 years coaching experience at Kansas.
CLINT BOWEN
Ninth year at Kansas (12)
Defensive coordinator/safeties coach (62)
Bowen took over as defensive coordinator in 2008 after serving as co-defensive coordinator in 2006 and 2007. He graduated from Kansas in 1994 and recorded the third-most tackles by a defensive back in school history with 114 in 1993. Bowen's nine years of coaching experience at Kansas
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largest stint of any current Kansas coach. As safeties coach, Bowen had a safety earn All-Big 12 honors every year since 2003. Bowen became co-defensive coordinator in February 2006 and promoted to defensive coordinator in January 2008. In Bowen's first year as defensive coordinator, Kansas ranked 89th nationally in total defense with 396.69 yards per game. After its loss last week to Missouri, Kansas ranks 74th in total defense with 383.25.
DAVID BEATY
Receivers coach
Second year at Kansas (1.5)
Second year at Kansas (15)
Receivers coach David Beaty is in his second season with the lay-hawks after spending the previous two seasons as the wide receivers coach at Rice.
He coached two of Kansas' most prolific receivers in the history of the program, junior Dezmon Briscoe and senior Kerry Meier.
At Rice, he helped the Owls' transition from a running team to a passing team. He coached Jarett Dillard in 2007, later drafted by Jacksonville.
Beaty
Beaty is a graduate of Lindenwood College where he played football and served as a team captain from 1992-93.
Prior to coaching at Rice, Beaty posted a 33-11 record in four years as head coach at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. He earned several coach of the year awards at MacArthur.
BILL MILLER
Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
First year at Kansas (31)
Miller was hired in January to serve as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Kansas.
He spent his 2008 season as linebackers coach at Louisville. He had been promoted to defensive coordinator heading into the 2009 season before accepting the job at Kansas.
In his career, Miller has served as
the defensive coordinator at Nevada, Oklahoma State, Miami, Michigan State, Arizona State and Western Michigan.
Miller graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1974 and played football at Hutchinson Junior College from 1974-75. He finished his playing career at Texas-Arlington in 1976 and 1977.
Miller has worked for many recognizable coaches including Jimmy Johnson, Butch Davis, Nick Saban and Ron Zook.
— Clark Goble and Stephen Montemayor
Briscoe to announce plans for next year
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Junior wide receiver Dez mon Briscoe said Thursday
that he plans to hold a press conference an nouncing his future plans.
plans today. He said he talked with sports information director Mike Strauss about setting up the press conference.
Briscoe said the resignation of Mangino does not weigh into his decision to return for his senior season or bolt to the NFL.
Briscoe had 84 catches for 1337 yards and nine touchdowns in his junior season.
Clark Goble
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Freshman guard Elijah Johnson throws a reverse layup during KU's game against Alcorn State Dec. 2. During the game, Johnson had nine assists, his highest during his time at KU.
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KU takes 6-0 record to struggling UCLA
BY COREYTHIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Kansas (6-0) is coming off of a 67-point victory against Akorn State. To come off such a dominant performance then to travel halfway across the country to play an elite program will be a tough transition.
The lajhayws will travel to face UCLA at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles for a 4:30 p.m. tupoon Sunday. It marks the beginning of the Big 12/Pac 10 Hardwood Series
"it'll be a big challenge" he said. "I think our teams going to handle it well and we're going to go out there and we're going to play hand."
Freshman forward Thomas Robinson said he was ready for the Bruins.
Two historic basketball programs face each other Sunday, but one is in turmoil.
But junior guard Conner Teahan said Kansas had enough leadership to gear up for UCLA.
"We have mature guys on our team," he said. "We have guys that can get focused, so I'm sure it won't be that much of a problem."
Coming off his best assist performance (nine) as a Jahawk, freshman guard Elijah Johnson said he would be happy to be close to his hometown of Las Vegas. He already
has some relatives coming to the game.
"I'm really looking forward to heading back home," Johnson said. "It's going to be fun to see a lot of family and play a big game."
Kansas has a lot to look forward to on Sunday. But on UCLA's end, it's a bit of a rough patch right now.
Sophomore center Drew Gordon, one of the Bruins' top players, announced Tuesday he will transfer to another school. After being suspended two days of practice and unhappy with his team's performance, Gordon, along with UCLA coach Ben Howland, decided it was time to part ways.
"They're still UCLA and they'll regroup and recover." Self said.
The Bruins (2-4) have also lost to schools such as Cal-State Fullerton (3-0), Portland (5-2), and Long Beach State (4-3).
The last time the layhawks and Bruins took the court, it was in the Elite Eight of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. UCLA got the best of Kansas that game, winning 68-55 led by Aaron Affalto's 24 points. Brandon Rush had 16 for Kansas. UCLA would then go on to lose the
"Our season's beginning Sunday as far as the competitive aspect of it," he said.
next round to eventual-champion Florida.
Follow Corey Thidobeaux at twitter.com/c_thibodeaux.
This season, however, circumstances of the layhawks and Bruins are quite different, and the layhawks are eager for a challenge. Self said he didn't want his team to get complacent with easy victories.
— Edited by Abby Olcese