How to watch Jeff Long’s 11 a.m. introductory press conference

By Matt Tait     Jul 11, 2018

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In this photo taken Sept. 6, 2014, former Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long walks onto the field before an NCAA college football game in Fayetteville, Ark. Long was announced as the 11th athletic director at the University of Kansas on Thursday, July 5, 2018.

After a week of waiting, we have officially arrived at Jeff Long Day at the University of Kansas.

Today, at 11 a.m. central time, Long, KU’s newly hired athletic director, officially will be introduced as the 11th AD in KU history at a joint news conference with KU chancellor Doug Girod and search committee leader Drue Jennings.

Among the dozens of questions Long figures to answer include inquiries about the state of the KU football program, his plans for Memorial Stadium, what he might do with his staff and an explanation of his general philosophy and overall vision for his time at KU.

Beyond that, though, Long figures to dive into some of his backstory, why he wanted the job, why the KU search committee chose him as the man to take it and

Everything I’ve heard and read about Long, from a dozen or so people who know him well, is that he brings an A-plus personality to the table and is highly intelligent, organized and buttoned up in every aspect of the job.

Those traits got him hired and the challenge now is for Long to put them to good use to serve KU and its athletic department into the future.

We’ll have our whole crew over at the Lied Center today for Long’s introduction, so be sure to check out KUsports.com throughout the afternoon, as well as in the days to come, for reaction and feedback from the official beginning of the Jeff Long era at Kansas.

[Those of you interested in watching Long’s news conference live can hop onto this site around 11 a.m. to follow along.][1]

[1]: https://kuathletics.com/news/2018/7/9/general-watch-live-ku-introduces-new-athletics-director-jeff-long-at-11-am.aspx

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.