When he received the offer from his son, Paul Hampshire made clear his list of two demands.
No. 1, Todd Bradford had to get a two-bedroom apartment in Lawrence. And secondly, the complex also had to be pet-friendly … Bogey, his Pekingese, was part of the deal.
Bradford, Kansas’ linebackers coach, didn’t think his dad should sit around bored at his home in St. George, Utah. So he invited Hampshire to come live with him during the football season — even while knowing the tiny dog might drive him crazy.
“It may have already been on his mind as quickly as he agreed to it,” Bradford said.