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Business June 28, 2021 - 7:44 pm

Explained: What coming changes to college athletics mean, and how they’ll impact Kansas universities

by Conner Mitchell

A new era of collegiate athletics will begin Thursday when several new laws across the country take effect allowing athletes to profit off of the use of their name, image and likeness.

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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 […]

Education April 7, 2021 - 12:22 pm

Travis Goff formally introduced as KU’s director of athletics: ‘This is my destination job’

by Conner Mitchell

At just 41 years old, Travis Goff has his destination job as the director of […]

Kansas Athletics
Education April 5, 2021 - 3:46 pm

KU hires Northwestern’s Travis Goff as 17th director of athletics, Girod says he’ll start role immediately

by Conner Mitchell

Story updated Monday, 7:55 p.m. Just shy of one month after Kansas Athletics parted ways […]

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Lawrence news April 2, 2021 - 10:06 am

KU signs basketball coach Bill Self to lifetime contract extension

by Conner Mitchell

Basketball coach Bill Self, whose contract was scheduled to expire at the end of the 2021-22 season, signed a lifetime contract extension Friday to coach the Jayhawks, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod and Interim AD Kurt Watson announced.

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Education March 28, 2021 - 7:16 pm

‘Big Willie’ Dotson, coach of Primetime Ballerz youth basketball team, has died

by Mackenzie Clark

Willie Dotson III — known to many as “Coach” or “Big Willie” — touched hundreds of lives before he died suddenly on Saturday. 

Drone Lawrence / dronelawrence.com
Education March 18, 2021 - 2:51 pm

No outside firms are under contract to hire new AD or football coach, KU says

by Conner Mitchell

A week removed from one of the more tumultuous stretches in Kansas Athletics history — […]

Chance Parker/@TheChanceParker
Education March 10, 2021 - 2:46 pm

Jeff Long steps down as KU Athletics director, university says

by Conner Mitchell

Two days after the KU football program “mutually parted ways” with coach Les Miles following allegations of sexual harassment during his tenure at Louisiana State University, AD Jeff Long has lost his job as well.

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