Les Miles has already fired an OC just 6 games into his Kansas tenure
Les Miles’ start with the Kansas Jayhawks is not going smoothly, to say the least.
The Jayhawks barely squeaked out a win against lowly Indiana State in Week 1 before a shocking upset of Boston College on the road. Any optimism from that win quickly evaporated as Kansas lost to Coastal Carolina and is now 2-4 on the season.
As of Sunday, the Jayhawks also have a new offensive coordinator. Kansas announced that Brent Dearmon has been promoted to the position as former OC Les Koenning has been relieved of his duties.
Brent Dearmon to take over as #KUfball Offensive Coordinator
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— Kansas Football (@KU_Football) October 6, 2019
From the release:
“I would like to thank Coach Koenning for his contributions to Kansas Football,” said Miles. “This was a difficult decision, but it is in the best interest of our football program both now and in the future. There is still a lot of football left to play this season and I want to put our players in the best position to be successful, which is why I am making the change now.”
Replacing the OC is one thing, but it’s also worth noting that Kansas is giving up 29.7 points a game this season with the meat of its Big 12 schedule still ahead.