KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With its long-languishing football program once again — or maybe just still? — in chaos after the abrupt end of another misbegotten coaching decision some 17 months ago, Kansas Athletics at last stopped grasping at smoke and mirrors, gimmicks or guesses.
The previous four hires had either been past their prime or not not ready for prime time; the KU compass had spun wildly in hopes of making a splash with a “name” … to connecting on a Hail Mary with a budget hamstrung by buyouts.
Under then-new athletic director Travis Goff, though, KU last year applied a relatively radical concept: an entirely logical hire that prioritized substance and practicality and fit, starkly in contrast with the theatrics and oddities of the Les Miles era immediately preceding.
