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Kansas extends contract of football coach

Published: July 15, 2008 at 9:44 PM
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Kansas Jayhawks head coach Mark Mangino (R) celebrates a 24-21 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies at the 74th annual FedEx Orange Bowl game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on January 3, 2008. (UPI Photo/Martin Fried)
Kansas Jayhawks head coach Mark Mangino (R) celebrates a 24-21 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies at the 74th annual FedEx Orange Bowl game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on January 3, 2008. (UPI Photo/Martin Fried) | Enlarge Enlarge
LAWRENCE, Kan., July 15 (UPI) -- The University of Kansas announced Tuesday that football Coach Mark Mangino signed a contract extension committing him to the school through the 2012 season.

Mangino, who has coached the Jayhawks' football team for six seasons, will earn $2.3 million per year.

He was the consensus national coach of the year in 2007 after leading Kansas to a 12-1 record. The Jayhawks recorded their first BCS bowl victory, a 24-21 decision over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl.

"This is an appropriate reward for someone who has done a terrific job with the Kansas football program," said Athletics Director Lew Perkins. "We think the Orange Bowl championship is just the beginning."


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