Deposition alleges Long planned to fire Beaty before 2018 season began

Testimony also alleges inappropriate comments by KU's AD

Newly released depositions from former Kansas football coach David Beaty’s ongoing court battle with Kansas Athletics Inc. include claims that Athletic Director Jeff Long planned to fire Beaty even before the coach’s final season with the Jayhawks began.

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• By Benton Smith
• March 31, 2020 4:54 p.m.

Matt Tait: KU AD Jeff Long attempting business-as-usual approach in 'incredibly awkward times'

You don’t expect to hear the words “incredibly awkward times” come from the mouth of a college administrator with three-plus decades of experience who prides himself on having seen just about everything. By Matt Tait

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• By Matt Tait
• March 23, 2020 6:16 p.m.

Jeff Long's current football coaching search different from his previous ones

This isn’t Jeff Long’s first search for a head football coach, but the University of Kansas athletic director is dealing with a different set of circumstances this time around. By Benton Smith

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• By Benton Smith
• November 15, 2018 4:34 p.m.

After flight to Colorado, KU AD Jeff Long remains in search of football coach

For the second time in a week a flight plan connecting Lawrence and Baton Rouge, La., sparked the interest of those following the ongoing Kansas football coaching search.

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• By Benton Smith
• November 13, 2018 11 p.m.

Notebook: KU football speculation shot down by Jeff Long

Manhattan — Rumors of University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long speaking with recently fired Maryland football coach D.J. Durkin were shot down quickly Saturday afternoon.

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• By Benton Smith
• November 10, 2018 7:03 p.m.

Matt Tait: Best advice for KU AD Jeff Long: Go with your guy

I ran into Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long on Tuesday night in Indianapolis, and while chatting with him before KU’s basketball victory over Michigan State we talked a little football, too. By Matt Tait

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• By Matt Tait
• November 9, 2018 9:11 a.m.

Kansas AD Jeff Long wants to hire next football coach 'sooner rather than later'

University of Kansas athletic director Jeff Long wasn’t able to introduce the football program’s next head coach Sunday night, hours after informing acting coach David Beaty he won’t be retained for a fifth season. But during a 30-minute press conference inside Hadl Auditorium in the Wangon Athlete Center, Long shed more light on the search at hand and how he will handle his first significant hire since becoming KU’s AD a little more than three months ago. By Benton Smith

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• By Benton Smith
• November 4, 2018 8:51 p.m.