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Texas races past Kansas

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:42 CST

AUSTIN — With the nation watching, Kansas football coach Mark Mangino showed a softer side.

He walked onto the field to check on his injured players, even trying to help freshman running back Toben Opurum off the ground. He told a referee that he was “a good man.” He gave sophomore Daymond Patterson a big ol’ hug after a long punt return. You could have called it a Bear hug.

But no amount of love from Mangino, affectionately called “Bear” by old friends in Steel Country, could motivate KU to compete with No. 3 Texas, which demolished the Jayhawks 51-20 on Saturday night to move their losing streak to six.

Getting Mangino out may cost $6.6 million

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:41 CST

AUSTIN — If the Kansas athletic department's investigation into coach Mark Mangino's treatment of football players results in the school firing Mangino for cause, that decision could spark a battle between the two parties for more than $6 million, according to Mangino's contract.

Mangino would be given a 21-day window after his firing to submit a written appeal of his termination to either KU chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little or athletic director Lew Perkins. The appeal would be reviewed by a three-person committee appointed by Gray-Little, comprised of faculty or professional staff employees, one selected by Gray-Little, one selected by Mangino and one agreed upon by both parties. Mangino would have the right to attend committee meetings and have legal counsel.

Two of the three committee members would have to rule in favor of the school to uphold the termination for cause. In that case, Mangino would be paid only what he is owed through the date of termination. But if the committee ruled in favor of Mangino, turning the termination for cause into a termination without cause, Mangino would be owed $6.6 million — the remainder of his contract ($2 million per year for three years plus a buyout in the range of $600,000). KU would also have the option of reinstating Mangino as coach.

Kansas-Texas box score

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:34 CST

Scoring

Kansas (5-6, 1-6) 0 þ6 7 þ7 — 20

Texas (11-0, 7-0) 7 20 7 17 — 51

Jayhawk report

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:08 CST

First quarter

Key play: Colt McCoy hit James Kirkendoll for a 41-yard touchdown pass to give the Longhorns a 7-0 lead.

Key stat: The Jayhawks held the ball for 9 minutes, 42 seconds.

Reesing tries to rally Jayhawks

J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:58 CST

AUSTIN, Texas — Todd Reesing grew up about five minutes from Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and used to attend Texas home games with his father, Steve, a UT alum.

With Reesing's roots planted here and having sprouted all the way up to Lawrence during the last four years, tonight's game between the Jayhawks and Longhorns was supposed to be the perfect celebration to cap the career of the most prolific quarterback in KU history.

Instead, it was game week, and Reesing walked to the podium on Tuesday surrounded by dozens of reporters. He was asked if his senior season had become "nightmarish."

KU chancellor supports Perkins' handling of Mangino situation

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:34 CST

AUSTIN | Kansas coach Mark Mangino arrived in Texas tonight with the team and is expected to coach in Saturday night’s game against the Longhorns, as the KU athletic department’s investigation into Mangino’s treatment of players has continued into the weekend.

Early Friday afternoon, KU chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said that people should trust the process that athletic director Lew Perkins has laid out for the internal review. Gray-Little was responding to an online report that asserted the university was looking into Perkins’ handling of the investigation.

“The notion that the university is conducting a review of Lew Perkins is false and completely unfounded,”

Kansas, Texas statistics

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:43 CST

KU AT TEXAS

7 tonight at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119), Austin

Radio: KFH, 1240-AM, 98.7-FM

Jayhawks make short work of Central Arkansas

SAM MELLINGER — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:55 CST

LAWRENCE __ C.J. Henry last played in a basketball game four years ago. That was the Oklahoma Class 6A high school semifinals, and there’s been a professional baseball career and full season at Memphis in between.

That gives a man time to think, and Henry did some just minutes before tipoff of a game he knew he would play __ finally __ when a video of Kansas basketball highlights played on the Allen Fieldhouse scoreboard.

“I was like, ‘Man,’æ” he said, “æ‘my dad played here, my brother played here, my mom played here, my aunt played here, man this is crazy we all played here.’ It’s indescribable for a whole family to do one thing.”

Mangino's approach split team at first job

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:56 CST

When Mark Mangino took his first head coaching job at Ellwood City (Pa.) Lincoln High in 1990, he was 33 years old, an up-and-coming former assistant at nearby Geneva College and considered a bright offensive mind.

"He was the best candidate," said Frank Aloi, then a Lincoln assistant principal.

The Lincoln Wolverines had gone 7-3 and made the playoffs in each of the two previous seasons, but they would go 1-9 under Mangino. The bad record was no surprise, given how the school year began. Just weeks into the season, a group of disgruntled parents and players went to the Ellwood City School Board demanding that Mangino be fired.

Mulvane's Tharp ahead of curve for Jayhawks

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:53 CST

LAWRENCE — Freshman linebacker Huldon Tharp didn't think he would be starting for Kansas in front of 100,000 fans at Texas during his first season.

"I definitely dreamed it," said Tharp, a Mulvane native. "But I didn't know if it was necessarily possible."

Anything is possible at KU, where coach Mark Mangino has prided himself on playing freshmen who are ready on day one. The shocking thing is that Tharp made the cut after sitting out his entire senior season in high school recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Kansas at No. 3 Texas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:03 CST

When: 7 p.m. Saturday

Where: Royal-Memorial Stadium, Austin

Records: KU 5-5, 1-5 Big 12; UT 10-0, 6-0

Jayhawk report

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54 CST

Thursday’s box score
CENTRAL ARKANSAS (44)
Min Fg-a Ft-a R A TO F TP

Mangino addresses situation on radio show

J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58 CST

Kansas coach Mark Mangino went on a lengthy rant Thursday night during his weekly radio show "Hawk Talk" on KCSP 610 AM, calling out some of the parents of his players and the former players who have spoken out against him.
"Let's take a look at this," Mangino said. "We've improved graduation rates here for football. We have set semester records for team GPA. We're graduating kids, we're putting kids out into the world that are prepared. But I can't do the work of some parents, what they should have done before they got to me. There's some things for 18 years that happened in their lives that I can't change in four years of college. Can't change their behaviors, can't change their attitudes.
"But let's talk about Todd Reesing and Kerry Meier and Darrell Stuckey. Let's talk about Nick Reid and Brandon McAnderson. Let's talk about Charles Gordon. Let's talk about the guys who have left here and made this place proud and not embarrassed. I think there's people embarrassing this program just for their 15 minutes of fame."

Mangino defends approach

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:36 CST

LAWRENCE — Kansas coach Mark Mangino responded Wednesday night to the accusation that he poked senior linebacker Arist Wright in the chest at a recent practice by saying that he has not done anything that's inappropriate.
"I run this program with a lot of integrity," Mangino said. "I have been in this conference for nearly 20 years, and what I can tell you is that our coaching intensity is not largely different from the rest of the Big Eight and Big 12 teams I've observed."
KU athletic director Lew Perkins took Wright's account of the incident seriously enough that he has launched an internal review into Mangino's treatment of student-athletes. In a meeting Monday night, Perkins invited players to provide further information. Count former KU running back Jocques Crawford, who transferred to Tennessee Tech this summer because of issues with Mangino, among a group of former players who wish they could be heard.

KU's Taylor battles turnovers

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:34 CST

LAWRENCE — Kansas coach Bill Self expected sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor to be a more mature player coming off a summer during which he helped Team USA win the Gold medal in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.
"If anything, I think the USA trip gave him great confidence that he's one of the better players out there," Self said.
Early this season, Taylor may be playing with too much confidence, which could explain his carelessness with the basketball that has led to a team-high nine turnovers through two games. Taylor's seven giveaways during Tuesday night's 57- 55 victory over Memphis were a big reason that the top-ranked Jayhawks couldn't get into a rhythm offensively in their first high-profile matchup of the season.

Central Arkansas at No. 1 Kansas

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:33 CST

Central Arkansas . (1-1) Ht. Yr. PtsReb
F Mitch Reuter 6-6 Sr. 8.5 8.5
C Carlos Dos Santos 6-8 Jr. 10.0 4.5

KU women rally past Iowa

Associated Press — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:06 CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Danielle McCray scored 20 points and No. 19 Kansas used a late 11-0 run to beat Iowa 66-55 on Wednesday night.
McCray missed nine of her first 10 shots and had five points at the break. However, the 5-foot-11 senior made several key baskets in the second half for the Jayhawks (2-0).
All five Kansas starters scored in double figures with Aishah Sutherland finishing with 12 points, Krysten Boogaard 11, Sade Morris 10 and Angel Goodrich 10.

Mangino acts prompt probe

J. BRADY McCOLLOUGH — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:58 CST

LAWRENCE — Kansas football coach Mark Mangino poked senior linebacker Arist Wright in the chest during a Friday practice the day before the game at Colorado, sources told The Eagle on Tuesday evening, triggering an athletic department investigation of Mangino.
On Monday night, KU athletic director Lew Perkins met with the entire football team to discuss concerns relating to Mangino's treatment of athletes. One of those concerns came from Wright, a starting player who sources say told Perkins of his incident with Mangino. At the meeting, where Mangino was not present, KU players were invited to bring information in front of a formal panel that, according to quarterback Todd Reesing, would be unbiased and from outside of the athletic department.
"I can confirm an internal review is under way," Perkins said in a statement. "It involves a personnel matter, and as a result, is confidential. It would be inappropriate for me to provide further information right now."

Jayhawks survive upset scare from Memphis

BLAIR KERKHOFF — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11 CST

ST. LOUIS -- Another Kansas-Memphis game came down to a last-second shot and once again the Jayhawks prevailed.
The circumstances were much different this time. Then, the Jayhawks won the national championship in an overtime thriller.
Tuesday, top-ranked Kansas survived an Elliot Williams three-point attempt in the final seconds to win 57-55.

MEMPHIS VS. No. 1 Kansas

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:06 CST

PosMemphis (1-0) HtYrPts
FP. Henderson-Niles6-8Sr. 5.0
FWes. Witherspoon6-9So. 13.0