Former Kansas University football coach Terry Allen officially became an Iowa State aide on Thursday.
Speculation that Allen, who was fired with three games remaining in KU’s 2001 season, would become associate head coach under ISU’s Dan McCarney surfaced last week.
However, Allen first had to come to terms with KU over the year remaining on his contract.
“We have settled,” Allen said Thursday. “I signed an agreement. That’s been resolved. It’s good to go.”
Allen did not go into specifics and KU athletic director Al Bohl stated last week he would not divulge the terms. Bohl declined to comment Thursday on the settlement.
Allen did say the terms will prevent him from going on Iowa State’s payroll until the end of March. In the meantime, Allen said he would fulfill a couple of NIKE speaking engagements, put his home in Lawrence up for sale and purchase a new house in Ames.
The settlement, Allen said, was amicable.
“The University of Kansas was very much up front,” Allen said. “It couldn’t have been more positive.”
Allen’s annual salary was $125,617, but his total compensation package was in the $400,000 range. Included was a $30,000 payment from KU’s contract with NIKE.
Since his firing, Allen has investigated other opportunities. He said he was approached about a “real world” job in the Kansas City-Lawrence area, but preferred to remain in coaching.
Allen, 44, also considered becoming a television analyst for ESPN.
“That was kind of out there,” Allen said of the TV job, “but I’d rather be coaching than talking about it.”
Allen also had the option of taking a year off.
“I might have been interested in that,” he said, “but my wife wouldn’t have been. She wants me out of the house.”
Allen and his wife, Lynn, have three young children.
McCarney and Allen are natives of Iowa City.
“I have known Terry Allen for more than 25 years and have always respected his abilities as a coach,” McCarney said. “We have been friends since our days in Iowa City, but he is joining this coaching staff because I know he is a great football coach who will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our program.”
Allen came to Kansas in 1997 after a successful eight-year run as head coach at NCAA Div. I-AA Northern Iowa. His Panthers won seven straight conference titles and reached the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals in 1992 and 1996.
However, Allen was unable to duplicate that success at Kansas. KU went 5-6 in ’97, 4-7 in ’98, 5-7 in ’99 and 4-7 in 2000.
In 2001, Kansas was saddled with the nation’s most difficult schedules as determined by the NCAA and Allen was fired the day after a 51-7 loss to Nebraska. Assistant Tom Hayes was elevated to interim head coach for the last three games.
Thus Allen’s official record as KU head coach was 20-33.
McCarney was unfazed by Allen’s inability to post a winning season at Kansas.
“He’s a winner in every sense of the word, a proven winner all the way,” McCarney said. “I don’t think there’s any question he can make me a better head coach.”
Allen, who will also coach the Cyclones’ tight ends, won’t have to wait long before meeting his former school. KU and Iowa State are scheduled to meet on Aug. 31 in Ames and, said Allen: “Obviously, I’ll be looking forward to that day.”
Meanwhile, Allen is just happy to be coaching again.
“I thank Dan for giving me the opportunity,” he said. “Coaching is my first love and coming back to Iowa is coming back home. This is a perfect fit.”
Although disappointed he was fired, particularly before the 2001 season ended, Allen holds no outward rancor toward anyone at Kansas.
“There are a lot of fingers you can point, but the main thing is the conference,” he said. “It’s a long process building a program in the Big 12, and time ran out on us.”
Former Kansas University football coach Terry Allen officially became an Iowa State aide on Thursday.
Speculation that Allen, who was fired with three games remaining in KU’s 2001 season, would become associate head coach under ISU’s Dan McCarney surfaced last week.
However, Allen first had to come to terms with KU over the year remaining on his contract.
“We have settled,” Allen said Thursday. “I signed an agreement. That’s been resolved. It’s good to go.”
Allen did not go into specifics and KU athletic director Al Bohl stated last week he would not divulge the terms. Bohl declined to comment Thursday on the settlement.
Allen did say the terms will prevent him from going on Iowa State’s payroll until the end of March. In the meantime, Allen said he would fulfill a couple of NIKE speaking engagements, put his home in Lawrence up for sale and purchase a new house in Ames.
The settlement, Allen said, was amicable.
“The University of Kansas was very much up front,” Allen said. “It couldn’t have been more positive.”
Allen’s annual salary was $125,617, but his total compensation package was in the $400,000 range. Included was a $30,000 payment from KU’s contract with NIKE.
Since his firing, Allen has investigated other opportunities. He said he was approached about a “real world” job in the Kansas City-Lawrence area, but preferred to remain in coaching.
Allen, 44, also considered becoming a television analyst for ESPN.
“That was kind of out there,” Allen said of the TV job, “but I’d rather be coaching than talking about it.”
Allen also had the option of taking a year off.
“I might have been interested in that,” he said, “but my wife wouldn’t have been. She wants me out of the house.”
Allen and his wife, Lynn, have three young children.
McCarney and Allen are natives of Iowa City.
“I have known Terry Allen for more than 25 years and have always respected his abilities as a coach,” McCarney said. “We have been friends since our days in Iowa City, but he is joining this coaching staff because I know he is a great football coach who will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our program.”
Allen came to Kansas in 1997 after a successful eight-year run as head coach at NCAA Div. I-AA Northern Iowa. His Panthers won seven straight conference titles and reached the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals in 1992 and 1996.
However, Allen was unable to duplicate that success at Kansas. KU went 5-6 in ’97, 4-7 in ’98, 5-7 in ’99 and 4-7 in 2000.
In 2001, Kansas was saddled with the nation’s most difficult schedules as determined by the NCAA and Allen was fired the day after a 51-7 loss to Nebraska. Assistant Tom Hayes was elevated to interim head coach for the last three games.
Thus Allen’s official record as KU head coach was 20-33.
McCarney was unfazed by Allen’s inability to post a winning season at Kansas.
“He’s a winner in every sense of the word, a proven winner all the way,” McCarney said. “I don’t think there’s any question he can make me a better head coach.”
Allen, who will also coach the Cyclones’ tight ends, won’t have to wait long before meeting his former school. KU and Iowa State are scheduled to meet on Aug. 31 in Ames and, said Allen: “Obviously, I’ll be looking forward to that day.”
Meanwhile, Allen is just happy to be coaching again.
“I thank Dan for giving me the opportunity,” he said. “Coaching is my first love and coming back to Iowa is coming back home. This is a perfect fit.”
Although disappointed he was fired, particularly before the 2001 season ended, Allen holds no outward rancor toward anyone at Kansas.
“There are a lot of fingers you can point, but the main thing is the conference,” he said. “It’s a long process building a program in the Big 12, and time ran out on us.”
Former Kansas University football coach Terry Allen officially became an Iowa State aide on Thursday.
Speculation that Allen, who was fired with three games remaining in KU’s 2001 season, would become associate head coach under ISU’s Dan McCarney surfaced last week.
However, Allen first had to come to terms with KU over the year remaining on his contract.
“We have settled,” Allen said Thursday. “I signed an agreement. That’s been resolved. It’s good to go.”
Allen did not go into specifics and KU athletic director Al Bohl stated last week he would not divulge the terms. Bohl declined to comment Thursday on the settlement.
Allen did say the terms will prevent him from going on Iowa State’s payroll until the end of March. In the meantime, Allen said he would fulfill a couple of NIKE speaking engagements, put his home in Lawrence up for sale and purchase a new house in Ames.
The settlement, Allen said, was amicable.
“The University of Kansas was very much up front,” Allen said. “It couldn’t have been more positive.”
Allen’s annual salary was $125,617, but his total compensation package was in the $400,000 range. Included was a $30,000 payment from KU’s contract with NIKE.
Since his firing, Allen has investigated other opportunities. He said he was approached about a “real world” job in the Kansas City-Lawrence area, but preferred to remain in coaching.
Allen, 44, also considered becoming a television analyst for ESPN.
“That was kind of out there,” Allen said of the TV job, “but I’d rather be coaching than talking about it.”
Allen also had the option of taking a year off.
“I might have been interested in that,” he said, “but my wife wouldn’t have been. She wants me out of the house.”
Allen and his wife, Lynn, have three young children.
McCarney and Allen are natives of Iowa City.
“I have known Terry Allen for more than 25 years and have always respected his abilities as a coach,” McCarney said. “We have been friends since our days in Iowa City, but he is joining this coaching staff because I know he is a great football coach who will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our program.”
Allen came to Kansas in 1997 after a successful eight-year run as head coach at NCAA Div. I-AA Northern Iowa. His Panthers won seven straight conference titles and reached the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals in 1992 and 1996.
However, Allen was unable to duplicate that success at Kansas. KU went 5-6 in ’97, 4-7 in ’98, 5-7 in ’99 and 4-7 in 2000.
In 2001, Kansas was saddled with the nation’s most difficult schedules as determined by the NCAA and Allen was fired the day after a 51-7 loss to Nebraska. Assistant Tom Hayes was elevated to interim head coach for the last three games.
Thus Allen’s official record as KU head coach was 20-33.
McCarney was unfazed by Allen’s inability to post a winning season at Kansas.
“He’s a winner in every sense of the word, a proven winner all the way,” McCarney said. “I don’t think there’s any question he can make me a better head coach.”
Allen, who will also coach the Cyclones’ tight ends, won’t have to wait long before meeting his former school. KU and Iowa State are scheduled to meet on Aug. 31 in Ames and, said Allen: “Obviously, I’ll be looking forward to that day.”
Meanwhile, Allen is just happy to be coaching again.
“I thank Dan for giving me the opportunity,” he said. “Coaching is my first love and coming back to Iowa is coming back home. This is a perfect fit.”
Although disappointed he was fired, particularly before the 2001 season ended, Allen holds no outward rancor toward anyone at Kansas.
“There are a lot of fingers you can point, but the main thing is the conference,” he said. “It’s a long process building a program in the Big 12, and time ran out on us.”
Former Kansas University football coach Terry Allen officially became an Iowa State aide on Thursday.
Speculation that Allen, who was fired with three games remaining in KU’s 2001 season, would become associate head coach under ISU’s Dan McCarney surfaced last week.
However, Allen first had to come to terms with KU over the year remaining on his contract.
“We have settled,” Allen said Thursday. “I signed an agreement. That’s been resolved. It’s good to go.”
Allen did not go into specifics and KU athletic director Al Bohl stated last week he would not divulge the terms. Bohl declined to comment Thursday on the settlement.
Allen did say the terms will prevent him from going on Iowa State’s payroll until the end of March. In the meantime, Allen said he would fulfill a couple of NIKE speaking engagements, put his home in Lawrence up for sale and purchase a new house in Ames.
The settlement, Allen said, was amicable.
“The University of Kansas was very much up front,” Allen said. “It couldn’t have been more positive.”
Allen’s annual salary was $125,617, but his total compensation package was in the $400,000 range. Included was a $30,000 payment from KU’s contract with NIKE.
Since his firing, Allen has investigated other opportunities. He said he was approached about a “real world” job in the Kansas City-Lawrence area, but preferred to remain in coaching.
Allen, 44, also considered becoming a television analyst for ESPN.
“That was kind of out there,” Allen said of the TV job, “but I’d rather be coaching than talking about it.”
Allen also had the option of taking a year off.
“I might have been interested in that,” he said, “but my wife wouldn’t have been. She wants me out of the house.”
Allen and his wife, Lynn, have three young children.
McCarney and Allen are natives of Iowa City.
“I have known Terry Allen for more than 25 years and have always respected his abilities as a coach,” McCarney said. “We have been friends since our days in Iowa City, but he is joining this coaching staff because I know he is a great football coach who will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our program.”
Allen came to Kansas in 1997 after a successful eight-year run as head coach at NCAA Div. I-AA Northern Iowa. His Panthers won seven straight conference titles and reached the NCAA Division I-AA semifinals in 1992 and 1996.
However, Allen was unable to duplicate that success at Kansas. KU went 5-6 in ’97, 4-7 in ’98, 5-7 in ’99 and 4-7 in 2000.
In 2001, Kansas was saddled with the nation’s most difficult schedules as determined by the NCAA and Allen was fired the day after a 51-7 loss to Nebraska. Assistant Tom Hayes was elevated to interim head coach for the last three games.
Thus Allen’s official record as KU head coach was 20-33.
McCarney was unfazed by Allen’s inability to post a winning season at Kansas.
“He’s a winner in every sense of the word, a proven winner all the way,” McCarney said. “I don’t think there’s any question he can make me a better head coach.”
Allen, who will also coach the Cyclones’ tight ends, won’t have to wait long before meeting his former school. KU and Iowa State are scheduled to meet on Aug. 31 in Ames and, said Allen: “Obviously, I’ll be looking forward to that day.”
Meanwhile, Allen is just happy to be coaching again.
“I thank Dan for giving me the opportunity,” he said. “Coaching is my first love and coming back to Iowa is coming back home. This is a perfect fit.”
Although disappointed he was fired, particularly before the 2001 season ended, Allen holds no outward rancor toward anyone at Kansas.
“There are a lot of fingers you can point, but the main thing is the conference,” he said. “It’s a long process building a program in the Big 12, and time ran out on us.”
