SportsBeat KC: A cleansing week at KU, and K-State’s upbeat basketball vibes
The week started with Les Miles as Kansas’ football coach and Jeff Long as the Jayhawks’ athletic director. Neither were around by week’s end.
Beat writer Jesse Newell reviews the overhaul in KU athletics on this episode of the SportsBeat Live daily podcast with host Blair Kerkhoff. The discussion also covers a timetable for succession and possible candidates for both jobs.
Also on today’s show, Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber talks about his team’s season-ended loss to Baylor in the Big 12 Tournament. The Wildcats played their best basketball of the season in the last few weeks and gave the second-ranked Bears a scare. The solid finish has Weber looking forward to next season.
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