Mangino voted AP coach of the year
Coach leads Kansas to 11-1 record
Published: Thu, Dec. 20, 2007 12:00AM
Modified Thu, Dec. 20, 2007 02:41AM
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closeIt began as a friendly basketball game in Mark Mangino's old neighborhood of New Castle, Pa. One of Mangino's teammates kept making mistakes. Finally, Mangino threw up his hands and let the kid have it.
Those leadership skills 40 years later would steer surprising Kansas into national championship contention and help him become The Associated Press coach of the year.
In his sixth season with Kansas, Mangino has gotten an exceptional effort from the Jayhawks. Long-woeful Kansas won a school-record 11 games.
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In voting by AP college football poll voters, Mangino received 28 of a possible 58 votes, easily outdistancing Missouri's Gary Pinkel, who had 11. Hawaii's June Jones was third (seven votes) and Illinois coach Ron Zook fourth (five votes).
SEMINOLES WILL BE DEPLETED: Florida State coach Bobby Bowden called off an afternoon practice Wednesday to meet with his players, about two dozen of which are expected to be suspended for the Music City Bowl for involvement in an academic cheating scandal.
The Seminoles (7-5) will take on Kentucky (7-5) on New Year's Eve in Nashville with a decidedly watered-down roster.
The university, citing federal privacy laws, has not identified the athletes being disciplined for cheating on an online music history exam.
HOLLIDAY INTERVIEWS WITH WEST VIRGINIA: Florida assistant coach Doc Holliday met with West Virginia officials on Tuesday about succeeding former coach Rich Rodriguez.
Holliday was an associate head coach and receivers coach at N.C. State (2000-04).
BRIEFLY: South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier hired Atlanta Falcons linebacker coach Brian VanGorder as defensive coordinator Wednesday, one day after adding Maryland special teams wiz Ray Rychleski for South Carolina's special teams.
* Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy hired Tennessee receivers coach Trooper Taylor on Wednesday to be the Cowboys' co-offensive coordinator.
* Rutgers associate coach Darren Rizzi has been hired as coach at Rhode Island.
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