Kansas’ Lance Leipold reaffirms commitment amid rumors of interest from other schools: ‘We want to be here’

Lance Leipold has engineered a fantastic turnaround in Kansas, main what were a depressing program to back-to-back bowl-eligible seasons together with a 7-2 get started to 2023. With that good fortune, Leipold’s title has popped up in reference to high-profile task openings, together with Nebraska and Wisconsin final yr. Most lately a Michigan-based radio display speculated that Leipold had interviewed for the Michigan State task. Leipold close down the ones rumors and reaffirmed his commitment to the Jayhawks program right through his radio display Tuesday night time.  

“This (radio show) is the only interview (I’ve done over the last 48 hours) and that’s the way it’s going to be,” Leipold said. “The one thing that happens this time of year, is there’s a lot of speculation and things that are happening that are not accurate. As I’ve said for a long time, (Kansas athletic director) Travis Goff and Chancellor Girod have treated Kelly and I extremely well and our family. It is our plan and our expectation that we want to be here and this is going to be the last job that we have.”

In a Tuesday interview with the Wichita Eagle, Goff additionally addressed hypothesis tying Leipold to open jobs. 

“I would be shocked if his name wasn’t bubbling up one way or the other in just about every opening,” Goff stated. “That would indicate what are we doing in our industry if that’s not happening. So I’m excited for that and continuing to reiterate that we’ve got a great one. We’ve got a great one that’s excited about and committed to leading KU.”

Last fall, Leipold has agreed to a freelance extension that runs via 2029. He got here to Kansas in 2021 after serving six seasons as the pinnacle trainer at Buffalo. 

The Jayhawks checked in at No. 16 in the most recent College Football Playoff scores after turning in signature wins in consecutive weeks over Oklahoma and Iowa State. Kansas has performed the bulk of the season with out Preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Jalon Daniels. Backup quarterback Jason Bean crammed in right through his absence.

The Jayhawks host Texas Tech on Saturday and may just nonetheless sneak into the Big 12 name sport through working the desk and getting some assist alongside the way in which.