Kansas Coach Lance Leipold Addresses ‘Flattering’ Job Rumors

With Kansas off to its finest begin in over a decade, hypothesis has already begun about the way forward for coach Lance Leipold. On Tuesday, Leipold was requested about different school soccer jobs which have already change into out there, and the 58-year-old supplied no indication that he was trying elsewhere.

“Similar to something, I believe you must keep within the second, be the place your toes are at,” Leipold said. “My spouse, Kelly, and I, we got here to Lawrence, Kan., to not transfer. At this stage of our profession, it’s flattering—such as you stated, it’s early within the season. However our focus is making an attempt to construct the Kansas Jayhawks right into a winner—and a constant winner—for the lengthy haul.”

Leipold started his teaching profession as an assistant at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Whitewater, in 1987, and spent the subsequent twenty years as an assistant at varied stops, together with Wisconsin and Nebraska. He was the top coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater from 2007 to ’14, successful six Division III championships earlier than taking the job at Buffalo. He guided the Bulls to a mixed 24–10 document over his final three years earlier than changing into Kansas’ coach final season.

The Jayhawks’ resurgence has been among the many most charming surprises of the younger season. Kansas went 2–10 in Leipold’s first 12 months, and has not gained greater than three video games in a season since 2009. This system has not gained greater than a single Massive 12 recreation since ’08, and has only one top-25 end within the final 26 years.

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