FILE — LSU cornerback Chevis Jackson (21) returns the ball 31-yards after intercepting an Ohio State pass in the second quarter during the BCS championship college football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. Jackson became the first assistant coach hired by Miles at Kansas on Dec. 2, 2018, when Miles named Jackson the team's defensive backs coach. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Kansas DBs coach Chevis Jackson excited for reunion with Les Miles

Back in his playing days at LSU, when Chevis Jackson was a cornerback helping the Tigers and their head coach, Les Miles, win both an SEC and BCS championship, he didn’t exactly spend any of his spare time pondering the idea of one day becoming Miles’ colleague. By Benton Smith

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• December 28, 2018 12:45 p.m.

Les Miles hires former All-SEC CB Chevis Jackson to coach KU's DBs

In his first official move as Kansas football coach, Les Miles didn’t hire an offensive or defensive coordinator. Miles began assembling his staff by hiring a position coach he knows well. By Benton Smith

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• December 2, 2018 8:37 p.m.