Newly hired Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, left, is congratulated by KU athletics director Al Bohl. Mangino was introduced to the media Tuesday during a press conference.

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Newly hired KU football head coach Mark Mangino beams after joking with the media during a press conference announcing Mangino's hiring. Mangino was formerly an Oklahoma assistant coach and offensive coordinator. He also worked under Bill Snyder at Kansas State.

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Newly hired Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, left, is congratulated by KU athletics director Al Bohl. Mangino was introduced to the media Tuesday during a press conference.

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Kansas football coach Mark Mangino talks about his recruiting class. Mangino signed 23 players on the first day of the 2002 national signing period.

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New Kansas football coach Mark Mangino answers a question during the first day of the Big 12 media days in 2002 in Houston.

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Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, left, and Harrison Hill leave a post-practice news conference in 2002. The two announced Sunday that Hill, who had battled dehydration and injuries throughout his career, would not play for the Jayhawks again.

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KU football coach Mark Mangino, left, and LHS football coach Dirk Wedd watch an LHS baseball game in this 2002 file photo. Lawrence High officials say they have taken "appropriate action" against Mangino after he was involved in an incident after an LHS-Olathe East football game.

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Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, left, greets Kansas coach Mark Mangino during the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission luncheon in August, 2002. Mangino coached under Snyder at K-State.

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KU coach Mark Mangino, left, and senior captains Bill Whittemnore and Travis Watkins answer questions from the media.

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KU coach Mark Mangino, left, and senior captains Bill Whittemnore and Travis Watkins answer questions from the media in a 2003 press conference.

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KU coach Mark Mangino, left, argues with an official following a 2003 Northwestern touchdown.

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Kansas linebacker Gabe Toomey (1) gives coach Mark Mangino a bear hug after Toomey returned an interception 29 yards for a third-quarter touchdown. The Jayhawks routed UNLV, 46-24, at Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas linebacker Gabe Toomey (1) gives coach Mark Mangino a bear hug after Toomey returned an interception 29 yards for a third-quarter touchdown. The Jayhawks routed UNLV, 46-24, at Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, left, shakes hands with former Jayhawk coach Don Fambrough after presenting him with a KU football helmet. Fambrough was honored for his service to Jayhawk football at "An Evening with Coach Fam and Friends," a benefit for the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center Thursday night at the Holidome.

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Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino chats with campers during stretches. Mangino held camp in June 2004 on the KU practice fields.

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Coach Mark Mangino addresses the crowd and introduced the captains for the upcoming 2004 season during an autograph session for fans.

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Kansas head football coach Mark Mangino pats running back John Cornish on the back of his head after his successful game against Appalachian State in 2005.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino encourages his players during pregame warm-ups before the Oklahoma game Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., in 2005.

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Kansas football coach Mark Mangino speaks at the Fort Worth Club during the formal announcement that Kansas will face Houston in the Fort Worth Bowl on Dec. 23, 2005. Mangino attended the news conference Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Mark Mangino and Lew Perkins laugh at Micah Brown's impersonation of the head coach during a hypnotist skit at Fort Worth in 2005.

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Kansas coach Mark Mangino, right, was able to laugh after John Randle fumbled. Randle played running back and cornerback in the 2003 Nebraska game.

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KU coach Mark Mangino watches as KSU scores one of its six touchdowns in 2003.

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Kansas coach Mark Mangino and the Jayhawks celebrate their sixth victory of the 2003 season.

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With the scoreboard as a backdrop, Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, right, heads toward the Kansas dressing room after the 2003 Tangerine Bowl.

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Kansas coach Mark Mangino watches practice in spring 2004.

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KU athletic director Lew Perkins, right, chats with Jayhawk football coach Mark Mangino. The two talked while the team worked on pre-practice exercises Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

Kansas head coach Mark Mangino compliments Jon Cornish after a touchdown run in Sept. 2005.

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Kansas coach Mark Mangino tears into an official after an unnecessary-roughness call against KU in October 2005.

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Kansas football coach Mark Mangino watches an informational video about the role of Congress in American government before the start of a news conference regarding the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl. The Jayhawks accepted a bid to play Houston in the Fort Worth Bowl and held a news conference at the Dole Institute of Politics.

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The Kansas University football coaching staff crosses paths all day nearly every day, but on most days there is one formal staff meeting led by head coach Mark Mangino, seated at the head of the table. These meeting aren't about X's and O's. They're serious discussions about how the team is progressing. Seated around the table, from upper left, clockwise, are offensive coordinator Nick Quartaro, Mangino, strength and conditioning director Chris Dawson, defensive coordinator Bill Young, safeties/special teams coordinator Clint Bowen, tight ends coach Brandon Blaney, wide receivers coach Tyrone Dixon and offensive line coach Ed Warinner. Graduate assistant Mitch Running is in the far corner.

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In a pregame session a minute before taking the field for Kansas University's 2006 football season opener against Northwestern, KU coach Mark Mangino points to a sign above the door and asks all the Jayhawks to touch it before leaving the locker room. The sign reads: "Every man a brick : together a wall."

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KU football coach Mark Mangino watches during the second half against Oklahoma State in 2006. KU gave up 42 points - all after halftime.

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Kansas Head Coach Mark Mangino signs his team to go for the two-point-conversion in the second half against Colorado in 2006.

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Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino speaks with media members after a practice in August 2007. Mangino announced Todd Reesing would be the Jayhawks' starting quarterback after drills at Memorial Stadium.

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Head football coach Mark Mangino thanks the Jayhawk faithful for coming to fan appreciation night, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at Memorial Stadium.

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KU's Mark Mangino gives his two cents worth to a referee after a possible missed call in the second half of the 2007 KU-KSU game.

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Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino, left, jokes with fans as he signs autographs. He and his wife, Mary Jane Mangino, at his left, made an appearance in December 2007 at Jock's Nitch Sporting Goods.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino hugs his wife Mary Jane and son Tommy following the Jayhawks' victory at the Orange Bowl.

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Kansas coach Mark Mangino holds aloft an orange as KU athletic director Lew Perkins, right, looks on.

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Kansas Head Football Coach Mark Mangino attended the basketball game against Portland State with his wife, Mary Jane, on Thursday, March 20, 2008 in the first round of the NCAA Basketball Championship in Omaha, Neb.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino shakes hands with athletic director Lew Perkins after being surprised with the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year ring during halftime of the Spring Game Monday, April 14, 2008 at Memorial Stadium.

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Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, center, and his wife, Mary Jane, left, chat with Congresswoman Nancy Boyda during a Lawrence Community Shelter fundraiser. Mangino co-hosted the event with artist Stan Herd on Friday at Alvamar Country Club. Donations from Mangino and Herd were auctioned off to help the Lawrence Community Shelter.

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Kansas Coach Mark Mangino is seen in the viewer of a television camera during the second day of the 2008 Big 12 Media Days. Mangino spoke to the media on Tuesday at the Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, Mo.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino and his son Tommy Mangino laugh with South Florida head coach Jim Leavitt prior to the start of the game Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

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KU football coach Mark Mangino smiles during Friday's press conference where KU officially announced its plans to accept a bid into the Insight Bowl. Behind him are players, from left, James Holt, Todd Reesing and Jake Sharp.

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Kansas head football coach Mark Mangino hoists the Insight Bowl trophy following the Jayhawks' 42-21 win over Minnesota Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

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Kansas University head football coach Mark Mangino thanks the players, families and supporting staff during the Kansas football awards ceremony Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at the Lied Center.

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Kansas football coach Mark Mangino signs autographs for fans. Mangino spoke to fans at the KU Football Kickoff in September 2009 in Prairie Village.

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Kansas head football coach Mark Mangino scans the KU practice field Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino reads over his list of plays during the third quarter, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Memorial Stadium.

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KU coach Mark Mangino greets KU fans who turned out to support the football team, which heads into its final game of the season against Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Former KU coach Don Fambrough organized the event, which drew a couple hundred supporters to greet the team after its practice Wednesday evening.

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Kansas head coach Mark Mangino looks up to the booth during the second quarter, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Arrowhead Stadium.

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