Fresno State coach joins Mangino’s staff

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Coach Mark Mangino completed his 2009 staff Tuesday upon hiring Fresno State defensive line coach Kerry Locklin to hold the same position at Kansas. The move comes a week after Bill Miller was added as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator.

The job became available in December when Joe Bob Clements announced he was leaving the Jayhawks to join new Kansas State coach Bill Snyder’s coaching staff.

Locklin joins Kansas having spent the previous nine seasons with the Bulldogs. Under his tutelage, two linemen became Western Athletic Conference Defensive Players of the Year and three currently rank in Fresno State’s top five for career sacks.

“Kerry is an outstanding fundamental football coach who has done a tremendous job coaching the defensive line at Fresno State,” Mangino said in a statement. “We are excited to have him as part of our coaching staff.”

Locklin inherits a Kansas defensive line that returns three starters, including sophomore Jake Laptad, who finished second on the team with seven sacks and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors at season’s end.

“I feel this is a school with a rich tradition and is an up and coming program,” Locklin said. “Kansas is very similar to Fresno State in getting respect in the conference and around the country.”

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