New Coach in Kansas

Jon Kirby of Rivals.com wrote an article about the new coaching hire at Kansas.  Kansas hired Florida’s offensive coordinator yesterday as their new head coach.  Kirby said that he heard mixed emotions from Kansas fans that he knows.  Kirby put to rest the myth of winning with another coach’s players.  He said that many good coaches have been winning with other coach’s players and have received no backlash from it.  Weis is expected to bring in an experienced coaching staff, and Kirby says he will be able to bring into talent to the Jayhawk program.

Some were suprised that Weis’s next job was still in college.  A man who writes for Notre Dame Illustrated believed that he was going to go back to the NFL.  Many expect Weis to drastically change the way they do things at Kansas.  Kirby reports that Weis was the top choice for the AD Zenger.  Zenger made the hire as he saw Weis as the best fit into the Kansas program.  Kirby warns fans to not be too quick to judge the hire.  He says it will take time to develop, and the Kansas faithful need to be patient with Weis at the helm.

This is huge news for the Kansas football program.  It is a big name hire, but Zenger did not just hire him because he was a big name.  Although some fans may not be too excited about the hire intially, they will have to wait to see if any positive results occur because of the hire.  Weis has NFL experience and has always been a great recruiter.  Kansas should have some good talent in the coming years.  The only remaining question is how many wins can this program get in the coming years.