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Mangino Resigns As KU Football Coach

Mark Mangino
Mark Mangino

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Kansas City, MO – University of Kansas football coach Mark Mangino has resigned two years after leading the Jayhawks to the greatest season in their checkered football history.

The university made the announcement Thursday as athletic director Lew Perkins met with players to give them the news.

Kansas finished 5-7 in a season marked by an internal investigation into Mangino's treatment of his players.

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