Mangino resigns as Kansas head football coach

Lawrence, KS (Sports Network) - Kansas head coach Mark Mangino will not return as the team's head coach next season, resigning after an internal review that was supposedly related to player concerns about verbal and physical abuse.

The resignation is effective immediately. Assistant coaches David Beaty, Clint Bowen and Bill Miller will share the interim head-coaching duties.

"We appreciate the eight years that Mark has given to rebuilding our football program," said school athletic director Lew Perkins. "He and I have reached a mutually satisfactory agreement that reflects the appreciation we have for his efforts on behalf of Kansas Football.

"As you know, we have recently completed an internal review of the football program. I have been instructed by legal counsel that we cannot release any documents related to the investigation, nor any details regarding our settlement agreement. The investigation and settlement agreement will remain part of Mark's personnel records."

Mangino has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing regarding the allegations against him.

In July 2008, Mangino signed a contract extension that runs through the 2012 season and raised his annual salary to $2.3 million. Two years removed from being named consensus national coach of the year in 2007, Mangino's Jayhawks suffered through a disappointing 5-7 season -- including losses in their last seven games.

Mangino is responsible for turning around a program that went to a bowl game in four of his last seven seasons, including its first ever BCS bowl win against Virginia Tech at the 2008 Orange Bowl to cap a 12-1 season.

Mangino leaves Kansas with a 50-48 record at the school, just two wins shy of A.R. Kennedy's record of 52 wins, set in 1910.

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