Football brief: January 18, 2008

Friday, January 18, 2008

The Associated Press reported Thursday that Kansas defensive coordinator Bill Young has accepted the same position at the University of Miami. According to AP, Young is in the process of filing paperwork with Miami, and terms of the deal have not been finalized.

During his six year tenure at the University, Young directed defenses that were consistently among the best in the Big 12 Conference. In his first year as the Jayhawks’ defensive coordinator, the team allowed 472 total yards per game. By his third year at the helm, Young helped whittle that figure to 303 yards per game. Last season the Jayhawks finished 12th in the nation in total defense and fourth in the country in points allowed per game.

Young will inherit a Miami defense that ranked 33rd in the nation in total defense in 2007 and he will join a team that won just five games and failed to reach bowl eligibility.

—edited by Madeline Hyden

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Gameday: August 30, 2008

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Game day: Sept. 26, 2009

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Game Day: Kansas vs. Central Michigan

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Kansas to face another stiff defense

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