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Kansas Football: Top 5 candidates to replace David Beaty

By Dana Becker

LAWRENCE, KS - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach David Beaty of the Kansas Jayhawks runs off the field after their 55-14 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach David Beaty of the Kansas Jayhawks runs off the field after their 55-14 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /
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Kansas football is making a coaching change. The Jayhawks announced on Sunday that David Beaty has been relieved of his duties.

David Beaty has been fired at Kansas, effective following the 2018 season. He is the fourth coach fired by the school since 2009. He was hired back in 2015 and is went 6-39, with half of those victories coming this season.

While the three wins are the most since 2014, the program just hasn’t been able to find a foothold in the Big 12, including a 27-3 loss to Iowa State this past week. Yes, there was the shocking 27-26 triumph at home over TCU late last month, but it obviously was not enough to save Beaty’s job.

Kansas started the season with an overtime loss in Lawrence to Nichols, followed by wins over Central Michigan and Rutgers. However, they dropped the next four in a row, including three by 19-or-more points.

Forever known as a “basketball school,” is there someone out there in the coaching ranks that can turn the Jayhawks into contenders again in the conference? Remember, Kansas won the 2008 Orange Bowl and went 12-1 overall that year.

Since winning seven league games in 2007, though, the Jayhawks have just nine conference triumphs, with four of those coming in 2008.

Here are five possible candidates to replace Beaty as head coach at Kansas:

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