Mark Mangino

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Mark Mangino

Mark Thomas Mangino (born in New Castle, Pennsylvania) is the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks college football team, which he has coached since 2002. In 2007, Mangino received several National Coach of the Year honors after leading the Jayhawks to their first 12-win season in school history. Prior to coaching the Jayhawks, Mangino served assistant positions at Kansas State and Oklahoma.

Coaching career

Early positions

Mangino graduated from Youngstown State University in 1987, serving as an assistant coach there in his last two years. He also coached at Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania and Geneva College, before being hired as an assistant coach at Kansas State University in 1991. Prior to the 1999 season, Mangino left Kansas State to take an assistant position at the University of Oklahoma. While there, he served as the offensive coordinator for the team that beat Florida State for the 2000 national championship. Following that season, he was awarded the Frank Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach.

Kansas

Mangino was hired to his current position in December 2001. In 2003, his second season at KU, Mangino led the Jayhawks to an appearance in the 2003 Tangerine Bowl (now known as the Champs Sports Bowl). This was the first bowl appearance for Kansas since 1995. In 2005, his fourth season at KU, the team finished the regular season 6-5, to post its first winning record under Mangino, and went on to the Fort Worth Bowl, its second bowl game in three seasons. Among the Jayhawks' wins was a 40-15 victory over Nebraska, breaking a losing streak that had begun in 1969, which was the second-longest such streak of consecutive losses in NCAA history. The same year Mangino also built a defense that ranked 11th nationally (based on yards allowed per game) and featured third-team All-American and Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year linebacker Nick Reid. The 2005 team also ranked 6th nationally in total punts.

2007 season

In the season opener, KU played defending MAC champion Central Michigan University. The Jayhawks won 52-7 using the spread offense modeled by offensive coordinator Ed Warriner and Mangino. The new offense provided great flexibility for KU's new starting quarterback, sophomore Todd Reesing. KU's running backs were Brandon McAnderson and Jake Sharp. KU's wide-receiver corps featured 6'5" senior Marcus Henry, junior Dexton Fields, freshman Dezmon Briscoe, and former-quarterback Kerry Meier.

In the 2007–2008 season, KU's total defense ranked 12th in the nation, out of 119 Division I FBS teams. The KU defense included senior defensive tackle James McClinton, junior linebackers Mike Rivera and Joe Mortenson, and junior cornerback Aqib Talib.

KU finished 2nd in scoring offense and 4th in scoring defense.[10] Highlights of the season include:

  1. A 30-24 victory over rival K-State in Manhattan, their first victory in Manhattan in 18 years, as well as the first back-to-back victories in the series in the same span.
  2. 19-14 and 19-11 victories at Colorado and at Texas A&M.
  3. A 76-39 victory over the traditional powerhouse Nebraska Cornhuskers—a game which set Husker records for most points allowed in a quarter, half, and game.
  4. A 43-28 victory at Oklahoma State, giving KU an undefeated conference road schedule (first in the Mangino era, who was previously 3-18 in conference road games).
  5. Achieving a #2 ranking in both the Coaches and AP polls and the BCS standings after attaining an 11-0 record, the Jayhawks' winningest season record in school history.

All this set up a showdown between KU and archrival Missouri in the final game of the regular season. Missouri came into the game ranked #4 in the nation with a 10-1 record, their sole loss being on the road against the Oklahoma Sooners, in a game in which they led entering the fourth quarter. After falling behind 14-0 by halftime, and coming up short in an inspired second-half, the Jayhawks fell to the Tigers 36-28, dashing their chances for a Big 12 North Division title and a spot in the BCS National Championship game.

After falling to #8 in the polls following their loss to Missouri, the Jayhawks were invited to play in their first-ever BCS Bowl — the FedEx Orange Bowl against #3 Virginia Tech.

Racking up 4 first quarter sacks and an interception return for a touchdown by cornerback Aqib Talib, KU led 17-0 and stymied the Virginia Tech offense for much of the first half, until VT running back Brandon Ore (who was suspended for the first quarter for violating team rules) cut the lead to 17-7 right before halftime. In order to maintain their lead, the KU special teams had to make a play, and junior linebacker Joe Mortensen (an all-Big 12 performer - Mangino likes to play his starters on special teams) blocked a field goal and allowed KU to maintain a three point lead that ended up being the difference in the game. KU recorded 5 sacks (by 5 different players) and 3 interceptions, to hold on for a 24-21 victory, validating both their placement in the BCS and the strength of the Big 12. The Jayhawks finished the season ranked 7th in both major polls.

2007 Coach of the Year awards

For his accomplishments in 2007, he was named the 2007 National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press[11], ESPN/ABC[12], The Sporting News[13] , Football Writers Association[14], Walter Camp Football Foundation[2], National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association[15], American Football Coaches Association, and he has been named the Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year.[16] Of course, he was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year by the Big 12 Coaches and Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year by the Associated Press.

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2002–present)
2002 Kansas 2–10 0–8 6th (North) – –
2003 Kansas 6–7 3–5 T–4th (North) L Tangerine – –
2004 Kansas 4–7 2–6 T–5th (North) – –
2005 Kansas 7–5 3–5 5th (North) W Fort Worth – –
2006 Kansas 6–6 3–5 3rd (North) – –
2007 Kansas 12–1 7–1 T–1st (North) W Orange† 7 7
Kansas: 37–36 18–30

Sources: [17] [18]

Total: 37–36

Controversy

High school referee incident

On September 21, 2002, Coach Mangino yelled at the officiating crew assigned to the Lawrence High School- Olathe East football game in which Mangino's son, Tommy, was playing. Mangino apparently became angry after referees failed to call what he believed was a late hit on Tommy, the LHS quarterback.

LHS officials took undisclosed action against Mangino after the game for violating a Kansas High School rule barring abuse of game officials by coaches, players and fans. [19]

2004 Kansas-Texas game

In 2004, Mangino paid a $5,000 fine for suggesting that officials acted with favoritism in an offensive pass interference call that affected the outcome of a game against Texas. Mangino implied that money and a BCS berth for the Big 12 Conference influenced the officials to make a call in favor of Texas. He and athletic director Lew Perkins issued public apologies the day after the incident.

NCAA penalties and probation

In 2006, the NCAA found five major violations including academic fraud had been committed by members of the Jayhawk football program under Mark Mangino. These major violations, along with four others from other sports contributed to the NCAA charging the Kansas University Athletics with "lack of institutional control". A graduate assistant was found to have supplied answers to correspondence courses being taken by potential athletes. As a result, the football team was limited for two years in its recruitment of junior college transfers, and lost two scholarships for each of the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

See also

2008 Orange Bowl

References

  1. ^ "2007 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Sports. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  2. ^ a b "Kansas' Mark Mangino Named 2007 Walter Camp Coach of the Year" (Press release). Walter Camp Foundation. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  3. ^ Tucker, Doug (2007-12-19). "Mangino Honored As AP Coach". Associated Press. Google. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  4. ^ "Kansas' Mangino Wins 2007 Eddie Robinson Award" (Press release). Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  5. ^ Fusco, Asher (December 7, 2007). "Mangino earns coach of the year award". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved 2008-01-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Sporting News names McFadden college player of the year", Associated Press, December 7, 2007.
  7. ^ "Mangino Earns Coach Of The Year Honor From Peers", KU Atheltics, January 10, 2008.
  8. ^ "Mangino snares 8th coach of the year award", CJOnline, January 10, 2008.
  9. ^ "Mangino Earns Coach Of The Year Honor From Peers", KU Atheltics, January 10, 2008.
  10. ^ "Kansas ( 12 - 1 - 0 ) Thru: 01/07/08". NCAA. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  11. ^ Wood, Ryan."Mangino named AP National Coach of the Year", Lawrence Journal World, December 19, 2007.
  12. ^ Fusco, Asher (December 7, 2007). "Mangino earns coach of the year award". The University Daily Kansan. Retrieved 2008-01-06. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Sporting News names McFadden college player of the year", Associated Press, December 7, 2007.
  14. ^ "Kansas' Mangino Wins 2007 Eddie Robinson Award" (Press release). Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  15. ^ "Mangino Earns Coach Of The Year Honor From Peers", KU Atheltics, January 10, 2008.
  16. ^ McCollough, J. Brady. "KU’s Mangino, MU’s Pinkel top AP coach of the year voting", Kansas City Star, December 19, 2007.
  17. ^ "NCAA Football Rankings, 2002–present". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  18. ^ "Big 12 Record Book" (PDF) (Press release). Fansonly.com. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  19. ^ The Topeka Capital-Journal: Mangino calls incident 'regrettable'

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