Here’s a list of names that could be considered for KU’s football coaching vacancy after the announcement that Jayhawks athletic director Jeff Long will fire David Beaty following the 2018 season, in no particular order:
Les Miles, Fox analyst — The former LSU coach Miles will turn 65 in November, and he’s spoken openly in past years about wanting to coach again. If hired, he also could get a head start in recruiting without any current ties to a college program.
Dave Doeren, N.C. State — A Shawnee native and former KU assistant coach, Doeren badly wanted the Jayhawks’ head-coaching gig in 2011 when athletic director Sheahon Zenger chose Charlie Weis instead.