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Les Miles sues LSU, NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame over 37 vacated victories
Read full article: Les Miles sues LSU, NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame over 37 vacated victoriesFormer LSU coach Les Miles is suing the university over its decision to vacate 37 of his teams' victories between 2012 and 2015.
LSU settles case involving sexual assault, domestic violence allegations against football players
Read full article: LSU settles case involving sexual assault, domestic violence allegations against football playersLSU and 10 former students who sued the school over alleged mishandling of sexual assault and domestic violence complaints against football players and others at Louisiana’s flagship state university have settled the case.
AP source: Saints agree with Mathieu on 3-year, $33M deal
Read full article: AP source: Saints agree with Mathieu on 3-year, $33M dealThe New Orleans Saints and Tyrann Mathieu have agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract, reuniting the All-Pro safety with his hometown team, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
$50M suit alleges retaliation over allegations against coach
Read full article: $50M suit alleges retaliation over allegations against coachAn associate athletic director at Louisiana State University has filed a $50 million lawsuit accusing university officials of retaliating against her for reporting repeated racist remarks and inappropriate sexual behavior by a former head football coach.
Kansas AD Jeff Long resigns after Les Miles debacle
Read full article: Kansas AD Jeff Long resigns after Les Miles debacleKurt Watson will serve as the interim athletic director as the school searches for both an AD and football coach. “We will immediately begin our search for a new athletics director. “But we are making long-term decisions on an athletics director and a football coach, and we cannot sacrifice the quality of a search simply for expediency. “I leave KU with a heavy heart and profound confidence that I have always acted in the best interests of Kansas Athletics,” Long said in a statement Wednesday night. “We made strides in academics, fundraising, facilities and diversity and inclusion, among other areas, and I truly believe the best days of Kansas athletics lie ahead.”
Kansas AD: Miles shared nothing of misconduct allegations
Read full article: Kansas AD: Miles shared nothing of misconduct allegationsFILE - Kansas head coach Les Miles is shown before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. LSU's former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers. The school and Miles agreed to a settlement late Monday, just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure with the Tigers. Asked whether Miles lied to him, Long replied: “That's debatable whether that was a lie.”“I can't really answer why Coach Miles responded the way he did,” Long said. His missteps in hiring Miles came after an underwhelming hiring of Dave Wannstedt at Pittsburgh and his controversial hiring and firing of Bobby Petrino at Arkansas.
Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSU
Read full article: Miles out at Kansas over behavior with women while at LSUFILE - Kansas head coach Les Miles is shown before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla., in this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, file photo. LSU's former athletic director recommended in 2013 that Les Miles be fired as Tigers football coach because of his behavior with female student workers. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Les Miles is out as Kansas' head coach just days after he was placed on administrative leave amid sexual misconduct allegations from his tenure at LSU. Miles was investigated at LSU after two female student workers in the football program accused the coach of inappropriate behavior in 2012. AdFor Kansas, Miles' departure is just the latest setback for what has been college football's worst Power Five program for a decade.
Kansas places Miles on administrative leave after LSU report
Read full article: Kansas places Miles on administrative leave after LSU reportThen-Athletic Director Joe Alleva's recommendation to former LSU President F. King Alexander is detailed in a newly released report into how the university handled sexual misconduct complaints. AdEarlier in the day, LSU released a law firm's 148-page review of how the university has handled sexual misconduct complaints. The report offers a scathing view of the resources and attention LSU has dedicated to complaints of sexual misconduct and violence against women campus-wide. Schneider found that LSU leadership “responded in a lackluster fashion” when officials who handled Title IX compliance requested more resources. Victims are “understandably reluctant to participate in the Title IX process because they fear community backlash,” Schneider said.
Kansas coach cleared of virus but skips West Virginia game
Read full article: Kansas coach cleared of virus but skips West Virginia gameLAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas coach Les Miles has been cleared to return to the Jayhawks after his positive test for COVID-19, but out of caution is skipping the team's trip to West Virginia for Saturday's game. Also on Friday, Southern Mississippi at UTEP became the sixth game scheduled for Saturday to be postponed this week. The Gators had at least 21 players and coaches test positive for the coronavirus and dozens more quarantined because of contract tracing. “Coach Miles is doing well and has been cleared to leave isolation," Kansas team physician Dr. Larry Magee said in a statement. Miles isn't the only head coach to test positive for the virus.
Week 2 Preview: Trevor Lawrence launches Heisman campaign
Read full article: Week 2 Preview: Trevor Lawrence launches Heisman campaignFILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, in Clemson, S.C. Lawrence is a candidate for the 2020 Heisman Trophy award. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)This college football season is already so odd that it’s unclear whether this is Week 1 or Week 2. 1 Clemson and Trevor Lawrence begin their season at Wake Forest, a solid opportunity for the star quarterback and preseason Heisman front-runner to launch a campaign. The Sooners' new starter is the first non-transfer to begin the season as QB1 since before Trevor Knight in 2014. One coach who could really use a win to start this season, though, is Les Miles of Kansas.
No. 5 Oklahoma still Big 12 favorite with inexperienced QB
Read full article: No. 5 Oklahoma still Big 12 favorite with inexperienced QBFILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 file photo, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley talks with players during an NCAA college football game between Iowa State and Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. As usual, Riley is taking his time naming a starting quarterback. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
No. 5 Oklahoma still Big 12 favorite with inexperienced QB
Read full article: No. 5 Oklahoma still Big 12 favorite with inexperienced QBThe Sooners are still considered the overwhelming favorite to win their sixth consecutive Big 12 crown overall because nobody has dethroned them with Riley there. Purdy last year set school records with 3,982 yards and 27 TDs passing, leading the Big 12 with 306.3 yards per game. Conference play begins Sept. 26, the start of an 11-week stretch for nine league games before the Big 12 title game Dec. 12 or Dec. 19, if an extra week is needed. Since this is only TCU's ninth season in the league, Patterson technically isn't the longest-tenured Big 12 coach. Former Oklahoma State quarterback Mike Gundy is in his 16th season as head coach for his alma mater.
Texas Tech football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Read full article: Texas Tech football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, scoreQuarterback Alan Bowman #10 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders looks to pass during the first half of the NCAAF game against the Arizona Wildcats at Arizona Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. "I think we need to understand that you follow the plan to win and you do things right during the week," Red Raiders coach Matt Wells told reporters. Texas Tech freshman RB SaRodorick Thompson leads the team with 469 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. The Red Raiders have won 19 of the 20 meetings and outscored the Jayhawks 168-54 in the last three. PREDICTION: Kansas 38, Texas Tech 35More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Texas Tech football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Read full article: Texas Tech football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, scoreLINE: Texas Tech -4"I'm proud to be associated with those men," Kansas coach Les Miles told reporters of his team, which has dropped four in a row - the last two against ranked teams. "I think we need to understand that you follow the plan to win and you do things right during the week," Red Raiders coach Matt Wells told reporters. Senior quarterback Carter Stanley threw for 310 yards and four scores against Texas and is completing 63.2 percent of his passes overall. Texas Tech freshman RB SaRodorick Thompson leads the team with 469 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. PREDICTION: Kansas 38, Texas Tech 35More college football scores
Texas football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Read full article: Texas football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, scoreSam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns rolls out to pass in the third quarter against the Rice Owls at NRG Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)AUSTIN, Texas - Kansas will have a new offensive coordinator when it visits No. 15 Texas on Saturday in a Big 12 game. Duvernay has two games with 12 catches apiece this season, making him the only player in Texas history to achieve the feat and the only FBS player to do so this season. PREDICTION: Texas 51, Kansas 27More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Boston College football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Read full article: Boston College football vs. Kansas: Time, TV schedule, game preview, scoreQuarterback Anthony Brown #13 of the Boston College and the rest of the Boston College Eagles celebrate after the victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders at Alumni Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. - Boston College will try to open the season 3-0 for the second straight year when it hosts Kansas in a non-conference affair Friday night. LINE: Boston College -21.5Junior AJ Dillon ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns as part of a 346-yard effort on the ground for Boston College, which also forced a pair of turnovers and is tied for first among FBS teams with a plus-6 turnover margin. "I'm not happy," first-year coach Les Miles told reporters after the game. PREDICTION: Boston College 37, Kansas 17More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Kansas football vs. Coastal Carolina: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Read full article: Kansas football vs. Coastal Carolina: Time, TV schedule, game preview, scoreMembers of the Kansas Jayhawks run onto the field prior to a game against the Nicholls State Colonels in the first quarter at Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. LINE: Kansas -7.5Parchment started his career as a three-star recruit at Northern Illinois, where he redshirted in 2016 prior to catching one pass the following season. He moved on to Iowa Central Community College, where he caught the eye of Miles, who brought him to Kansas. Defense has six career interceptions for Kansas, which finished the season opener minus-1 in turnover margin after ranking second in the FBS last year at plus-16. PREDICTION: Kansas 27, Coastal Carolina 16More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Kansas football vs. Indiana State: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score
Read full article: Kansas football vs. Indiana State: Time, TV schedule, game preview, score(Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)LAWRENCE, Kan. - The Les Miles era will commence Saturday when Kansas hosts Indiana State. ABOUT INDIANA STATE (2018: 7-4)Led by Boyle, the Sycamores return 10 of 11 starters on offense, including all five offensive lineman. ABOUT KANSAS (2018: 3-9)As he looks to improve a defense that permitted 30 points per game last season, Miles will likely call on freshmen to play big roles. Williams led the Big 12 last season with 1,660 all-purpose yards, the third most all-time for the Jayhawks. PREDICTION: Kansas 27, Indiana State 24More college football scoresCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.