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Lawrence news February 29, 2024 - 2:44 pm

Lance Leipold signs contract amendment with raise to continue coaching KU football

by Cuyler Dunn

Kansas Athletics has signed an amended contract with football coach Lance Leipold, who is now set to make more than $8 million through April 2025.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 29, 2022 - 12:52 pm

Lance Leipold signs long-term contract to remain KU football coach

by Conner Mitchell

KU has its football coach for the foreseeable future. Lance Leipold has signed a new deal that will keep him in Lawrence through the 2029 season.

Screenshot via Kansas Athletics
Education May 3, 2021 - 12:03 pm

New KU football coach Leipold: ‘This is the place I want to be for a very, very long time’

by Conner Mitchell

As he was officially introduced as the new football coach at the University of Kansas on Monday morning, Lance Leipold made clear that stability has been the main detriment to the program’s lack of success over the past 12 seasons.

Drone Lawrence / dronelawrence.com
Education May 2, 2021 - 9:58 pm

Here are the details from new KU football coach Lance Leipold’s 6-year contract

by Conner Mitchell

Kansas Athletics has released the full six-year, 22-page contract for new football coach Lance Leipold, whose hire was announced Friday.

Drone Lawrence/dronelawrence.com
Education April 30, 2021 - 9:15 am

KU football hires Buffalo coach Lance Leipold as program’s 40th coach

by Conner Mitchell

The University of Kansas has the next leader of its embattled football program. Weeks after […]

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