Dylan Admire leaves KU football program to focus on academics

By Matt Tait     Aug 8, 2014

Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis announced through a press release Friday that junior Dylan Admire would forego his final two years of eligibility to concentrate on academics.

Admire, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound former center who moved to tight end last season, is set to graduate in December and plans to immediately pursue a career in strength and conditioning.

Admire, who arrived at KU a semester early after graduating from Blue Valley West High a semester early, leaves the program on good terms.

“I fully support Dylan’s decision,” Weis said in the release. “He has been model student-athlete and we wish him all the best.”

Admire played in 16 games during the past two seasons, both on offense and special teams, and was a 2012 academic-all Big 12 first team selection who has been on the athletic director’s honor roll all seven of his semesters at Kansas.

“I am very proud of my time with the Kansas football program,” Admire said. “I am thankful for the opportunity I have had to be a part of the team and of the friendships I have gained. I look forward to supporting my teammates in Memorial Stadium this fall. Once a Jayhawk, always a Jayhawk.”

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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.