http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/177 Recent articles about the Kansas Jayhawks en-us Coaches were fired, BCS dreams were shattered and valiant upset bids fell short against hated rivals. But the worst finish of the weekend undoubtedly belonged to Kansas' Todd Reesing, true American hero, ironic puppy connoisseur, sympathetic cougar lover and owner of every passing record in the Jayhawk books, whose final snap in his 38th consecutive start -- with KU nursing a late 39-36 lead with bowl eligibility on the line following a Missouri punt inside the Kansas five -- will go down... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:43:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Todd_Reesing_goes_out_the_hard_way_with_fading_Jayhawks/1655158 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Todd_Reesing_goes_out_the_hard_way_with_fading_Jayhawks/1655158 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Todd_Reesing_goes_out_the_hard_way_with_fading_Jayhawks/1655158 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/739b8c951b9227675962373f8dc0f19afd3be5ac/small/Texas_Longhorns_v_7327.jpg Two players defended embattled Kansas coach Mark Mangino on Tuesday as an internal investigation into claims that he mistreated his team entered its second week. "We look to him to see how he reacts, and the way he's handled everything has been an inspiration to us," said safety Darrell Stuckey. "To see him go out there and be mentally tough - everything he's preached to us about being mentally tough, to see him live it out, means a lot. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:23:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kansas_player_Coach_Mangino_has_been_inspiration/1628167 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kansas_player_Coach_Mangino_has_been_inspiration/1628167 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kansas_player_Coach_Mangino_has_been_inspiration/1628167 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/3/43b47cd62e75fa92b292264532bf98cafc59021c/small/94.jpg AUSTIN, Texas – Despite 245 all-purpose yards from junior Dezmon Briscoe, the Kansas football team could not keep up with the high-powered Texas offense as the No. 3 Longhorns defeated the Jayhawks 51-20 here Saturday evening. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:22:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Horns_Roll_Hawks_51_20/1611291 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Horns_Roll_Hawks_51_20/1611291 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Horns_Roll_Hawks_51_20/1611291 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/d/4db278182e7a79cae2e0c0bb14a1d3fac27d6ece/small/Kansas_v_Oklahoma_61bf.jpg by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Kansas, Big 12, FanHouse ExclusiveFormer Kansas running back Jocques Crawford believes Jayhawks football coach Mark Mangino has anger issues and is prone to unleash his abusive behavior on his players. Crawford says he witnessed Mangino's wrath first hand during his lone season with the program in 2008. Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins launched an investigation into his head coach's behavior Monday after it came to his attention that Mangino had poke... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Kansas_Running_Back_Says_He_Felt_Wrath_of_Mangino/1597945 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Kansas_Running_Back_Says_He_Felt_Wrath_of_Mangino/1597945 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Kansas_Running_Back_Says_He_Felt_Wrath_of_Mangino/1597945 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/4/e4db8b6f895037d8fa5e8c8483fea7819b611e79/small/Kansas_Jayhawks_v_8230.jpg Former Kansas football players are speaking out about the treatment they received from embattled coach Mark Mangino. The university is investigating an unspecified personnel issue involving the eight-year coach of the Jayhawks. Former player Raymond Brown says he once dropped a pass in practice - and Mangino threatened to send him home, where he might be shot like his little brother had been only days earlier. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:50:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Kansas_players_say_Mangino_was_abusive/1596828 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Kansas_players_say_Mangino_was_abusive/1596828 When the great mystery behind the players-only meeting with administration and subsequent investigation into "concerns" about Kansas coach Mark Mangino turned out to be a complaint by a senior linebacker that Mangino had poked him in the chest and been an all-around meanie during a practice earlier this season, you could almost hear the old-schoolers scoffing in unison. "Poked in the chest? Bryant had the starting tackles hold us down while he kicked dirt down our throat! Lomb... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Next_on_Burning_Kansas_Ex_Jayhawks_hang_Mangino_out_to_dry/1596733 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Next_on_Burning_Kansas_Ex_Jayhawks_hang_Mangino_out_to_dry/1596733 When the great mystery behind the players-only meeting with administration and subsequent investigation into "concerns" about Kansas coach Mark Mangino turned out to be a complaint by a senior linebacker that Mangino had poked him in the chest and been an all-around meanie during a practice earlier this season, you could almost hear the old-schoolers scoffing in unison. "Poked in the chest? Bryant had the starting tackles hold us down while he kicked dirt down our throat! Lomb... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Next_on_Burning_Kansas_Week_Ex_Jayhawks_hang_Mangino_out_to_dry/1595171 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Next_on_Burning_Kansas_Week_Ex_Jayhawks_hang_Mangino_out_to_dry/1595171 Former Kansas football players are coming out of the woodwork now to tell the us all how awfully "inappropriate" Mark Mangino is when he yells at his players. It's clear that when it comes to emotional devastation, he's the king. Raymond Brown, a wide receiver who was a senior last season, said Mangino would "say personal, hurtful, embarrassing things in front of people," which kind of makes Jayhawk football players sound like sensitive little daisies. Until you le... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Your_Daily_Mark_Mangino_Harassment_Update/1594776 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Your_Daily_Mark_Mangino_Harassment_Update/1594776 Sporting News staff reports Tuesday's news that Kansas coach Mark Mangino is being investigated by the athletic department was followed Wednesday by a story in the Kansas City Star describing the incident that triggered the probe. Citing sources, The Star said Mangino poked linebacker Arist Wright in the chest during a walkthrough practice the day before an Oct. 17 game at Colorado. At the time, the Jayhawks were 5-0. When Wright told athletic director Lew Perkins about the i... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:47:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Players_say_Mangino_provoked_them_physically_verbally/1593094 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Players_say_Mangino_provoked_them_physically_verbally/1593094 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Players_say_Mangino_provoked_them_physically_verbally/1593094 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c176b53986909be2e0e6f40dd8f68eb9e5ed99de/small/Kansas_v_Colorado_eb3b.jpg by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Kansas, Big 12Kansas has launched an investigation into the alleged abusive behavior of football coach Mark Mangino, and some close to the program believe this could be the end of his eight-year tenure. According to anonymous source reports out of Kansas Tuesday night, Mangino poked senior linebacker Arist Wright in the chest during the walk-through last Friday prior to Saturday's road game against Colorado. The incident was reported to athletic director Lew... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Manginos_Poke_May_Have_Given_Kansas_Excuse_To_Shove_Him_Out/1591121 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Manginos_Poke_May_Have_Given_Kansas_Excuse_To_Shove_Him_Out/1591121 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Manginos_Poke_May_Have_Given_Kansas_Excuse_To_Shove_Him_Out/1591121 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c176b53986909be2e0e6f40dd8f68eb9e5ed99de/small/Kansas_v_Colorado_eb3b.jpg Former Kansas Jayhawks running back Jocques Crawford has accused Mark Mangino of emotional and physical abuse on twitter. Here are the highlights from Crawford’s tweets to blogger Jack Nealy, coming within the past half-hour.  The typing is exact, just converted to paragraph mode for ease of reading.  We’ll update more as it becomes available. My man I [...] Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:19:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Jayhawks_Running_Back_Accuses_Mangino_of_Emotional_and_Physical_Abuse/1589846 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Jayhawks_Running_Back_Accuses_Mangino_of_Emotional_and_Physical_Abuse/1589846 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Former_Jayhawks_Running_Back_Accuses_Mangino_of_Emotional_and_Physical_Abuse/1589846 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/4/e4db8b6f895037d8fa5e8c8483fea7819b611e79/small/Kansas_Jayhawks_v_8230.jpg Yesterday we broke the news that KU football players were complaining to the school’s athletic admin about Mark Mangino’s treatment of them - and how AD Lew Perkins threw Mangino under the bus. We haven’t known the players who complained, until now. Share This Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:57:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Names_Of_Players_Who_Complained_About_Mangino/1588303 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Names_Of_Players_Who_Complained_About_Mangino/1588303 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Names_Of_Players_Who_Complained_About_Mangino/1588303 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/8/f84e46cc47fd5800609c8e1294a3d765bef82fd1/small/Picture_2.png Tuesday's great Kansas mystery is solved, so to speak: The Lawrence Journal-World confirms today that the players only meeting with athletic director Lew Perkins to discuss "concerns" about coach Mark Mangino originated with a complaint by senior linebacker Arist Wright, who said Mangino "poked him the chest" before the Jayhawks' surprising loss to Colorado last month, the first in an ongoing, five-game conference slide after a 5-0 start. Other reports elaborate th... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:02:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_is_an_angry_coach_we_wont_guess_why/1587579 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_is_an_angry_coach_we_wont_guess_why/1587579 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_is_an_angry_coach_we_wont_guess_why/1587579 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c176b53986909be2e0e6f40dd8f68eb9e5ed99de/small/Kansas_v_Colorado_eb3b.jpg Tuesday's great Kansas mystery is solved, so to speak: The Lawrence Journal-World confirms today that the players only meeting with athletic director Lew Perkins to discuss "concerns" about coach Mark Mangino originated with a complaint by senior linebacker Arist Wright, who said Mangino "poked him the chest" before the Jayhawks' surprising loss to Colorado last month, the first in an ongoing, five-game conference slide after a 5-0 start. Other reports elaborate th... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:02:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Can_we_blame_Manginos_anger_on_his_weight_Jason_Whitlock_just_did/1589146 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Can_we_blame_Manginos_anger_on_his_weight_Jason_Whitlock_just_did/1589146 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Can_we_blame_Manginos_anger_on_his_weight_Jason_Whitlock_just_did/1589146 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c176b53986909be2e0e6f40dd8f68eb9e5ed99de/small/Kansas_v_Colorado_eb3b.jpg Tuesday's great Kansas mystery is solved, so to speak: The Lawrence Journal-World confirms today that the players only meeting with athletic director Lew Perkins to discuss "concerns" about coach Mark Mangino originated with a complaint by senior linebacker Arist Wright, who said Mangino "poked him the chest" before the Jayhawks' surprising loss to Colorado last month, the first in an ongoing, five-game conference slide after a 5-0 start. Other reports elaborate th... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:02:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_is_one_angry_coach_but_we_wont_guess_why/1587687 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_is_one_angry_coach_but_we_wont_guess_why/1587687 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_is_one_angry_coach_but_we_wont_guess_why/1587687 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c176b53986909be2e0e6f40dd8f68eb9e5ed99de/small/Kansas_v_Colorado_eb3b.jpg Does this look like the face of someone who would berate and threaten his players? Or worse, a parking enforcer who was only doing his job when he gave the Kansas football coach two dozen parking tickets? You'd be surprised. Mark Mangino seems very jolly, but according to KU's parking and transit authority, he used to have anger issues. And parking issues. In his first few years as the Jayhawks coach—before he was a national coach of the year with the pull to get his own private... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:30:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_Has_A_Bit_Of_A_Temper/1587426 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_Has_A_Bit_Of_A_Temper/1587426 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mark_Mangino_Has_A_Bit_Of_A_Temper/1587426 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c176b53986909be2e0e6f40dd8f68eb9e5ed99de/small/Kansas_v_Colorado_eb3b.jpg Earlier today, we got word that some KU football players, past and present, were meeting with Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins to discuss the coaching methods of Mark Mangino. Mangino then met with Perkins who told him that the school is bringing in an “unbiased” consultant to evaluate the football program. Mangino maintained to the media that [...] Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:45:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mangino_On_The_Brink_Of_Being_Fired_By_Kansas/1582607 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mangino_On_The_Brink_Of_Being_Fired_By_Kansas/1582607 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Mangino_On_The_Brink_Of_Being_Fired_By_Kansas/1582607 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/7/f7bb5689df879eb233b11cb77acdf506d91e9e1f/small/91170243.jpg After capping an 11-1 regular season with an Orange Bowl win in 2007, mounting another eight-win campaign last year and a ripping off a 5-0 start this season, things aren't going so hot for Kansas lately: The Jayhawks are on the verge of missing a bowl game after a five-game skid that includes losses at Colorado and Kansas State, three of the four lowest-scoring efforts in 36 games with Todd Reesing as the starting quarterback and a temporary benching of Reesing at Texas Tech, all of whi... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:11:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kansas_AD_asking_players_to_take_their_shots_at_Mark_Mangino/1583391 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kansas_AD_asking_players_to_take_their_shots_at_Mark_Mangino/1583391 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Kansas_AD_asking_players_to_take_their_shots_at_Mark_Mangino/1583391 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/badc12a31e9fd11631c301b5e109d2c06763d049/small/Duke_v_Kansas_b0bc.jpg After capping an 11-1 regular season with an Orange Bowl win in 2007, mounting another eight-win campaign last year and a ripping off a 5-0 start this season, things aren't going so hot for Kansas lately: The Jayhawks are on the verge of missing a bowl game after a five-game skid that includes losses at Colorado and Kansas State, three of the four lowest-scoring efforts in 36 games with Todd Reesing as the starting quarterback and a temporary benching of Reesing at Texas Tech, all of whi... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:11:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/My_the_Mangino_era_has_deteriorated_quickly_at_Kansas/1582554 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/My_the_Mangino_era_has_deteriorated_quickly_at_Kansas/1582554 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/My_the_Mangino_era_has_deteriorated_quickly_at_Kansas/1582554 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/1/510185f923993ca70a4ef04dc41305dfe4963508/small/Duke_v_Kansas_3c57.jpg