LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) â" Charlie Weis' initial try during being a college conduct manager finished in disaster, a longtime NFL partner incompetent to live adult to a lofty expectations during Notre Dame.
He'll get another possibility during a module with many some-more medium aspirations.
Weis supposed an offer to manager Kansas on Thursday, and will set about rebuilding a module that won a Orange Bowl usually a few years ago yet floundered underneath Turner Gill.
Weis will be introduced during a news discussion Friday.
The 55-year-old Weis helped a New England Patriots win 3 Super Bowls on a staff of Bill Belichick, and also spent time with a New York Jets and New York Giants.
He's jacket adult his initial deteriorate as descent coordinator during Florida after spending one deteriorate directing a Kansas City Chiefs' offense. But his many endless college knowledge came with a Fighting Irish, where he went 35-27 in 5 seasons.
"There aren't many opportunities we get to be a conduct coach," Gators manager Will Muschamp said. "I know Charlie, a final one didn't finish a approach he wanted it to."
Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger is carefree that Weis' high form will vitalise a fan bottom that had grown boring underneath Gill, who was dismissed after going 5-19 in usually dual seasons.
School officials would not pulge a terms of Weis' contract.
Gill sealed a five-year understanding that guaranteed him $10 million, that means a propagandize is on a offshoot for roughly $6 million. Weis was creation some-more than $800,000 per year with a Gators.
It was small tip that Weis wasn't lustful of Kansas City during his time with a Chiefs, and he changed on to a Gators in partial so that he could be circuitously his son, who is also on a football staff. He bought a equine plantation in circuitously Ocala, and has several health issues that could bushel recruiting.
Still, a event to reconstruct a Jayhawks appears to be adequate of a challenge.
"In a new days, he was contacted about a pursuit and we talked about it and he told me it was an event he wanted to take," Muschamp said. "Any time, and a contention is no opposite than a business world, when you're means to take a step up, we support it.
"I asked him, we said, 'Is this something you're unequivocally meddlesome in doing?' He said, 'Yeah, we wish to speak to 'em. If we wasn't interested, we would not talk,'" Muschamp said. "So we said, 'I support we 100 percent if that's what we wish to do. we consider that's great.' Now, when guys make together moves, we don't indispensably determine with that. When guys can serve their career, we consider it's great."
Weis was deliberate one of a splendid stars of coaching when he took over during Notre Dame, his alma mater. The Bill Parcells footman had a successful entrance and was rewarded with a 10-year extension, yet when a module didn't progress, he was dismissed with 6 years remaining. He primarily perceived a "termination payment" of about $6.6 million, yet was to accept smaller annual payments by 2015.
Zenger frequency spoke publicly about a pursuit search, preferring to keep his cards tighten to a vest. It was rumored that he was meddlesome in longtime crony Mike Leach, who motionless to lapse to coaching during Washington State, along with coaches like Kevin Sumlin during Houston and Larry Fedora during Southern Miss. Established assistants like Gus Malzahn also were rumored to be in a running.
In a end, Zenger's initial vital sinecure given nearing during Kansas turns out to be someone whose batch has suffered given his formidable reign in South Bend.
"We hired a man that has an unimaginable resume and has gifted success during a tip levels," Kansas basketball manager Bill Self said. "He's been a manager for a prolonged time and apparently has a good mind. we consider this is one that will unequivocally sputter waters in a league."
Of course, expectations will be medium during Kansas.
The Jayhawks kick Virginia Tech in a Orange Bowl in 2007, yet for a many partial a module has had a dour history. Mark Mangino was deliberate intensely successful notwithstanding going usually 49-48 during 7 seasons in charge, and he left Kansas in shambles.
Gill struggled mightily, going 3-9 in his initial deteriorate and 2-10 this past season.
Weis will have some gifted players to build around, quite on offense, where a immature fast of using backs showed promise. But his offenses have also been built around a quarterback, and sophomore Jordan Webb struggled with coherence many of a season.
It's misleading either Weis will try to get Dayne Crist to come to Kansas. The quarterback was recruited to Notre Dame by Weis, yet fell out of preference with his successor, Brian Kelly. Crist has already announced he's withdrawal Notre Dame, and since he is graduating, he'll be authorised to play right away. He has one year of eligibility left.
Weis was in assign of some of a tip offenses in a NFL during his time with a Patriots, and he helped lead a Chiefs to a startling AFC West pretension final season, his usually one in Kansas City.
"I'm unequivocally happy for Charlie," Chiefs GM Scott Pioli said, "and we wish him zero yet a best in his new try as a conduct manager during Kansas."
Weis was hired pided from a Chiefs by Muschamp, whose gift is defense, with a wish that he could take some of a vigour off a first-year conduct coach. But a Gators finished eighth in a joining in offense, averaging 334.2 yards per game, and were mutilated by a SEC's best defenses.
The Gators mislaid 38-10 to Alabama, 41-11 to LSU and 17-6 to Auburn in uninterrupted weeks on their approach to a 6-6 finish. Florida will play Ohio State in a Gator Bowl, yet Weis will not be involved.
"Charlie did a good job," Muschamp pronounced late Thursday. "It's a good enrich to a staff. We've had countless schools hit me about impending coaches on a staff, and for him to have a event to be a conduct manager again, we know he's unequivocally vehement about it."
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AP Sports Writer Mark Long in Jacksonville, Fla., contributed to this report.
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