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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

KU’s Mangino, Talib pick up more honors

By J-W Staff Reports

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Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino and cornerback Aqib Talib were honored by the Touchdown Club of Columbus.

Mangino won the Woody Hayes Award given to the best coach in college football. Talib received the Jack Tatum Award for the best defensive back in college football.

The two will be honored at the 53rd annual Touchdown Club of Columbus Awards Banquet on Feb. 9, 2008.

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jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...

Sweeeeeeeet. Keep 'em comin' boys!!!!

December 11, 2007 at 6:56 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

plasticJHawk (anonymous) says...

I don't even know what the Touchdown Club of Columbus is. Is it related to the Knights of Columbus?

December 11, 2007 at 6:58 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

KGphoto (anonymous) says...

Thats great. But I really want to see who wins at the Hiawatha Rotary Club Pot Luck Awards.

Get em' Gino!

December 11, 2007 at 7:40 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

Ross (anonymous) says...

"Hiawatha Rotary Club Pot Luck Awards"

Now that's funny!

December 11, 2007 at 9:02 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

bmcmich1 (anonymous) says...

as a past recipient of the coveted "Slightly Above Average White Guy Award" at the 5th annual HRCPLAs, I can tell you it has changed my life in ways I would have never imagined. I can't go anywhere in Brown County without getting mugged now.

December 11, 2007 at 1:38 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

JBurtin (anonymous) says...

The Woody Hayes Award is nothing to sneeze at. There are about 6 coach of the year awards out there and Mangino has already won two of them now. There's no doubt that winning as many of these as possible will help recruiting immensely.

I assume the Touchdown Club of Columbus is probably referring to Columbus, Ohio where Ohio State is based.

Unfortunately, I doubt he will win the AP coach of the year. The AP didn't even give him an outright COY for the conference despite the fact that the coaches in the league did give him COY.

This year has done nothing to dispell my suspicions of the media polls. Throughout the entire year the coaches have been more than willing to give KU its due despite the name on their jersey, while the media has consistently ranked us a couple of places lower in the polls.

I guess they simply wanted the same old boring matchup for the national championship. Well, they got it, I hope they're happy.

December 11, 2007 at 2:24 p.m. ( | suggest removal )