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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.

Chance Parker/@TheChanceParker
Education March 9, 2021 - 5:04 pm

KU Athletics to pay Miles nearly $2M settlement; Long: ‘Debatable’ whether ex-coach lied in interview process

by Conner Mitchell

Kansas Athletics on Tuesday announced it had settled on a $1.9M payout to end Les Miles’ obligations to the football program.

Chance Parker/@TheChanceParker
Education March 8, 2021 - 12:48 pm

KU, Les Miles agree to part ways following sexual harassment allegations at LSU

by Conner Mitchell

Story updated at 10:07 p.m. The University of Kansas announced late Monday that it and […]

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