The injury problems that plagued Kyle Grady’s college playing career have apparently ended it.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said Thursday that Grady, a senior offensive lineman from Mesquite, Texas, will join the Jayhawks’ coaching staff as a student assistant.
“He just cannot get over his knee injury,” Mangino said. “He’s going to join the staff as a student assistant because he wants to be a coach. He wants to help the program, and that’ll be good way for him to do it.”
Grady was hampered by injuries as a red-shirt freshman and as a sophomore playing in a total of six games before starting 10 games last fall at right guard. He had offseason knee surgery and was forced to miss spring drills for the second year in a row, but he had hoped to return for his senior season.
“I feel badly for him,” Mangino said. “He’s tried everything he can, but he’s just not able physically to continue. He and I are both disappointed, but there’s just nothing we can do about it.”
Without Grady, senior tackle Justin Sands will be the only starter returning on the offensive line.
“We thought he would be an asset to our offensive line, no question,” Mangino said. “But since we already started working without him, we don’t think it sets us back too much.”
The injury problems that plagued Kyle Grady’s college playing career have apparently ended it.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said Thursday that Grady, a senior offensive lineman from Mesquite, Texas, will join the Jayhawks’ coaching staff as a student assistant.
“He just cannot get over his knee injury,” Mangino said. “He’s going to join the staff as a student assistant because he wants to be a coach. He wants to help the program, and that’ll be good way for him to do it.”
Grady was hampered by injuries as a red-shirt freshman and as a sophomore playing in a total of six games before starting 10 games last fall at right guard. He had offseason knee surgery and was forced to miss spring drills for the second year in a row, but he had hoped to return for his senior season.
“I feel badly for him,” Mangino said. “He’s tried everything he can, but he’s just not able physically to continue. He and I are both disappointed, but there’s just nothing we can do about it.”
Without Grady, senior tackle Justin Sands will be the only starter returning on the offensive line.
“We thought he would be an asset to our offensive line, no question,” Mangino said. “But since we already started working without him, we don’t think it sets us back too much.”
The injury problems that plagued Kyle Grady’s college playing career have apparently ended it.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said Thursday that Grady, a senior offensive lineman from Mesquite, Texas, will join the Jayhawks’ coaching staff as a student assistant.
“He just cannot get over his knee injury,” Mangino said. “He’s going to join the staff as a student assistant because he wants to be a coach. He wants to help the program, and that’ll be good way for him to do it.”
Grady was hampered by injuries as a red-shirt freshman and as a sophomore playing in a total of six games before starting 10 games last fall at right guard. He had offseason knee surgery and was forced to miss spring drills for the second year in a row, but he had hoped to return for his senior season.
“I feel badly for him,” Mangino said. “He’s tried everything he can, but he’s just not able physically to continue. He and I are both disappointed, but there’s just nothing we can do about it.”
Without Grady, senior tackle Justin Sands will be the only starter returning on the offensive line.
“We thought he would be an asset to our offensive line, no question,” Mangino said. “But since we already started working without him, we don’t think it sets us back too much.”
The injury problems that plagued Kyle Grady’s college playing career have apparently ended it.
Kansas football coach Mark Mangino said Thursday that Grady, a senior offensive lineman from Mesquite, Texas, will join the Jayhawks’ coaching staff as a student assistant.
“He just cannot get over his knee injury,” Mangino said. “He’s going to join the staff as a student assistant because he wants to be a coach. He wants to help the program, and that’ll be good way for him to do it.”
Grady was hampered by injuries as a red-shirt freshman and as a sophomore playing in a total of six games before starting 10 games last fall at right guard. He had offseason knee surgery and was forced to miss spring drills for the second year in a row, but he had hoped to return for his senior season.
“I feel badly for him,” Mangino said. “He’s tried everything he can, but he’s just not able physically to continue. He and I are both disappointed, but there’s just nothing we can do about it.”
Without Grady, senior tackle Justin Sands will be the only starter returning on the offensive line.
“We thought he would be an asset to our offensive line, no question,” Mangino said. “But since we already started working without him, we don’t think it sets us back too much.”
