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Report: Les Miles Finalizing Deal To Become Kansas' New Head Coach

by Staff Reporter

November 16, 201842 Comments

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

Ross Dellenger with Sports Illustrated is reporting that former LSU coach Les Miles is finalizing a deal with Kansas to be the teams new head coach.

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Kansas is finalizing a deal to make Les Miles the new leader of the Jayhawks football program, multiple sources told Sports Illustrated. An announcement could come as soon as this weekend. Kansas athletic director Jeff Long and Miles both did not return requests for comment. Barring a last-minute change, the 65-year-old Miles, the quirky, grass-eating former LSU coach, will be in charge of restoring respectability to a Big 12 cellar-dweller that hasn’t had a winning season in a decade. He replaces fired coach David Beaty, taking his championship swagger, oddly positioned ball cap and unusual vernacular to one of the nation’s most struggling programs.

The news comes just one day after LSU and Miles agreed to a final buyout settlement, playing the former coach a one-time lump sum payment of $1.5 million of the $6.5 remaining in the original agreement.

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Tiger in Texas•70 months

I have stated before that although Les ran out of favor at LSU, he is still good for the college football game. That being said, let's see what kind of offense he runs after a year or two of recruiting...

rbdallas•70 months

Good guy, good for football, good coach NOT GREAT and waaay to stubborn....cost him his job. But in KU a 7 win season is a good season.

Mindenfan•70 months

Good luck to Les!

partywiththelombardi•70 months

Les Miles is a spectacular man. If you are a Kansas Alum and he signs there you go find him, throw your arms around him and give Les a big kiss on the mouth. . . if you're a girl."

BayouTiga•70 months

Sure hope he has learned, 'it is a new game'! He needs to get an OC that can execute an open offense or he will be out of coaching for good next time. Good luck Les

luciouslou•70 months

His way works whether people agree or not. I wouldnt change a thing.

TigerSpray•70 months

Heart attacks and high blood pressure for time management coming to a Kansas graveyard near you.

SeminoleMarine•70 months

I went to the coaching changes board to get the info on this and not one article posted there.

BigPerm30•70 months

Damn fine ball coach. Good luck to that class act.

LSUJuicer•70 months

Go get it Les! One of the best faces of LSU always represented our school well!

timm6971463•70 months

amen ! kansas is lucky to get him they might be sending LSU money in fund me !

timm6971463•70 months

amen ! kansas is lucky to get him they might be sending LSU money in fund me !

Spankum•70 months

Les is my favorite coach in f all times at LSU....I am very glad to hear that he is back on the football field.

timm6971463•70 months

my favorite too spankum

DVinBR•70 months

time for kansas to take a step back in time to the 70s

luciouslou•70 months

Less will kill it in the big 12. They've never seen that style of football. It's going to drive them nuts. Limit the possessions and all of those high powered offenses won't ever touch the ball.

foshizzle•70 months

>They've never seen that style of football Seriously? The Big 12 used to be all about four yards and a cloud of dust, it's only in the last ten years or so that this changed. CLM will do fine but he only has a few years left in him to right the ship and then hand it off to the next guy. A good hire by Kansas to bring in someone who will get the right culture in place and show his successor how to run a program.

TigerAxeOK•70 months

>They've never seen that style of football<... yes, yes they have. He ran his style when he coached O-State just before we poached him to LSU. He didn't run the high flying Gundy offense- it was run heavy with average QB play. And it was quite effective. He split wins with Bob Stoops and his powerhouse Sooner squads of the early 2000's. Les will be a nightmare for the Big 12 once he gets a couple good recruiting cycles under his belt. The big 12 is not defensively equipped to handle the complex running and blocking schemes of the Miles offense. The man landed in a good spot where he will have plenty of wiggle room. And I'm damn happy for him.

HueyP•70 months

Congratulations Les, Even better job playing Joe Alleva

Azkiger•70 months

Watch Kansas win a natty in 2 or 3 seasons lol

bringit3210•70 months

Not going to happen

Hangit•70 months

Now Cam can get out of that unemployment line.

BTRDD•70 months

Good Luck to him. Please get a OC, and let them run the offense.

bringit3210•70 months

*an OC

earl keese•70 months

Good luck Les. Go kick some Big 12 arse

biscuitsngravy•70 months

I just became a Kansas football fan..

Bass Tiger•70 months

Get a grip! It’s Kansass, who in their right mind is becoming a Kansass fan because of a coach? They’re JAYTURDS, Redlegs!

bringit3210•70 months

Duh

Earthquake•70 months

Good for Les, I hope he does well

CaptainJ47•70 months

Dude was class. Have no problem and hope he beats UT and OU yearly

timm6971463•70 months

YOU know Les is the only coach I know of who has beaten oklahoma twice in back to back games , that is one the reasons LSU hired him !

Covingtontiger77•70 months

Put it this way. This Kansas deal is and was done. Les doesn’t take a lump sum of $1.5m instead of $6.5m over the next 4 years unless he knows the other $5m (at least) is already a done deal.

bringit3210•70 months

Coach Miles is about to take the Kansas job. This is why he settled with LSU.

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