Soon-departing Kansas football coach David Beaty first heard rumors that his days on the job were numbered on Saturday evening. But it wasn’t until Sunday, when athletic director Jeff Long called him mid-morning and scheduled a noon meeting, that the speculation became reality. Beaty detailed that and other aspects of Long’s decision to not retain him past the end of the season while answering questions ...
While speaking with reporters Sunday night to discuss his decision to fire football coach David Beaty, effective at this season’s conclusion, University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said he couldn’t point to one particular reason for the timing. Any number of weekends following a KU football loss this fall, Long could have decided to move on from Beaty without drawing much criticism. So why ...
Since the day of Jeff Long’s introductory press conference at the University of Kansas in July, the school’s athletic director made it clear his evaluation of the football program and fourth-year head coach David Beaty would truly begin once the season kicked off, on Sept. 1. After nine games, that assessment is now complete. Long announced Sunday, the day after KU’s touchdown-less, 27-3 home loss to ...
Once everyone officially learned Sunday afternoon that Kansas athletic director Jeff Long was searching for a new head football coach to replace David Beaty, Long used the power of social media to divulge some details about what he’s looking for in a candidate. Throwing out on Twitter phrases such as “experienced head coach” and “proven program builder” while describing his ideal hire, Long let KU ...
University of Kansas athletic director Jeff Long wasn’t able to introduce the football program’s next head coach Sunday night, hours after informing acting coach David Beaty he won’t be retained for a fifth season. But during a 30-minute press conference inside Hadl Auditorium in the Wangon Athlete Center, Long shed more light on the search at hand and how he will handle his first significant hire since ...
A foray into a reality where the Kansas football team protects its home turf and wins Big 12 games proved unsustainable Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. A week after the Jayhawks upset TCU for their first conference win in close to two years, the Jayhawks didn’t come close to matching that level of success in a touchdownless 27-3 loss to Iowa State. The visitors led by 20 with less than three ...