Nebraska’s head coaching search is invading and will continue to invade headlines throughout the course of the 2022 season. A college football blue blood has a vacancy, so naturally, successful coaches at non-blue blood programs are rumored as candidates.

That is just the case for Kansas coach Lance Leipold, who is off to a 3-0 start this season. Just as naturally as the rumors come, he has to shut down those rumors so he and his team can move on with the season.

Leipold joined The Straight Line with Ryan Leaf and when asked, shut those rumors down.

“Just like anything, I think you have to stay in the moment, be where your feet are at,” Leipold said, per Jayhawk Slant. “You know, my wife, Kelly and I we came to Lawrence, Kansas, not to move at this stage of our career. It’s flattering. Like you said, it’s early, it’s early in the season. But our focus is trying to build the Kansas Jayhawks into a winner and a consistent winner for the long haul.”

Leipold is certainly stepping towards that with already eclipsing the 2-10 season from his first year, but it could be difficult to sustain while his name is constantly in rumors for other jobs. However, he seems determined to stay at Kansas and build a winning culture, something that hasn’t been around the program for a long time.