Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger has been fired after seven years with the department, KU chancellor Douglas Girod announced Monday morning.
In an email sent to KU faculty and staff, Girod credited Zenger for his loyalty before saying "Athletics continues to face a number of challenges, and progress in key areas has been elusive. To achieve the level of success we need and expect, I have determined a change in leadership is necessary."
KU assistant athletic director Sean Lester will be interim A.D., while Drue Jennings — who was interim A.D. in 2003 when KU hired basketball coach Bill Self — will lead the search committee.