Les Miles announced as Kansas football coach

Zac Al-Khateeb

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The Mad Hatter is making his return to college football.

Former LSU coach Les Miles has been announced as Kansas' football coach, the university announced on Sunday. Ross Dellenger initially reported Miles and Kansas had finalized a deal.

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It was reported earlier this week that Kansas and Miles were finalizing a deal for the 65-year-old coach to become the Jayhawks' next coach. He has not coached since Week 4 of the 2016 season, days after LSU lost to rival Auburn.

That said, Miles will be one of the more qualified Kansas coaches in recent memory, coming in with a career 141-55 record. He also won a national championship at LSU in 2007 and nearly won another in 2011. The Jayhawks, conversely, have gone 18-88 since former coach Mark Mangino left the university in 2009, including a 6-40 stint over four years by David Beaty.

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.