Mangino gone

[ArrowheadHawk]

And now Kusports.com is reporting it.

Buffalo’s Gill reportedly interviewing for KU vacancy
By Dugan Arnett

Buffalo head coach Turner Gill

According to a report from CBS prior to Saturday's SEC championship game, Buffalo football coach Turner Gill will interview Sunday for the Kansas University head coaching position.

Gill, one of a handful of coaches mentioned as possible replacements for the recently resigned Mark Mangino, is in his fourth season as Buffalo's head coach, having led the program to the 2008 MAC championship and their first bowl game in half a century.

Despite recent comments stating he was comfortable at Buffalo, meanwhile, Gill has multiple ties to both the Big 12 and KU. Two years ago, he interviewed for the Nebraska head coaching job that eventually went to Bo Pelini, while his daughter, Jordan, is a sophomore at KU.

Interestingly, Mark Mangino's daughter, Samantha, was also a sophomore at KU when Mangino was hired as KU's coach in 2001.

A Buffalo sports information director could not be reached for comment.

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2009/d...ng-ku-vacancy/

[Sure-Oz]

Your new hc

[Terribilis]

so will KU be the only Big 12 team with a black head coach?

[Braincase]

Originally Posted by Terribilis

so will KU be the only Big 12 team with a black head coach?

Could be. Shouldn't make a difference, though. Get the best coach they can get, and if he happens to be a man of color (Gill, Sumlin), then so be it.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Braincase

Could be. Shouldn't make a difference, though. Get the best coach they can get, and if he happens to be a man of color (Gill, Sumlin), then so be it.

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[Lzen]

Originally Posted by Coach

I think it will be a rough season though, for KU. Losing Reesing and Briscoe, that's significant. You still got Quigley.

I think it will be rough is that the new coach will come in, and probably implement his own offensive/defensive scheme and the players having to re-learn the differnet termonology and such.

I just hope the new coach keeps the same or similar style offense. KU's personnel is built around that and I would hate to see a Herm Edwards Chiefs style regression. That's why Houston's coach would be a good hire, IMO. Not sure what Gill runs at Buffalo.

In any case, I'm with Braincase. I just want the best coach (duh).