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College Football's Charisma Factor Taking a Dive This Season

Between conference realignment talk and Tebow-draft mania, it has been an offseason in which distraction was a constant partner. And so it has been easy to lose sight of the fact that college football is about to take a huge hit in terms of charisma this autumn. Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow himself, each of whom...

Big 12 Review: SEC Still a Better League

This was supposed to be the season the Big 12 made its run at the SEC for college football supremacy. Well, there is always next season. Aside from a season-opening win by Oklahoma State over Georgia, the Big 12 spent the rest of last season still looking up at the best conference in college football. But if there is a...

K-State's Martin: Climate Has Changed for College Coaches

It was almost immediately that Kansas State men's basketball coach Frank Martin knew he had made a potentially grave mistake Saturday when he flicked senior Chris Merriewether on the arm with the back of his hand during a timeout.Maybe it was the reality of seeing contemporaries in football -- Kansas' Mark Mangino, Mike...

Goodbye to Mike Leach and the Real Football Coaches

Let's see. Texas Tech officials fired Mike Leach on Wednesday for allegedly banishing one of his players with a concussion to what was described as "small, dark" spaces during a practice. Not only that, this otherwise popular football coach was due an $800,000 bonus by the university on New Year's Eve. He is disputing...

Texas Tech Sends Mike Leach Packing

Mike Leach, the most successful football coach in Texas Tech history, was fired for cause Wednesday, effectively immediately, his attorney confirmed to FanHouse. Leach's attorney, Ted Liggett, declined to comment further when reached by telephone early Wednesday afternoon, only offering "you will hear more later." That...

Mark Mangino News From the Web

05/30/12 Charlie Weis shows national scope Source: Lawrence Journal-World & 6 News - Lawrence KS It's early to draw any concrete conclusions on where, other than in the home state and neighboring Missouri, the new Kansas University football staff will concentrate its recruiting efforts.

Background on Mark Mangino

Mark Thomas Mangino (August 26, 1956) is an American football coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks college football team from 2002 to 2009. In 2007, Mangino received several National Coach of the Year honors after leading the Jayhawks to their first 12-win season in school history.

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