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Kansas announced they've placed head football coach Les Miles on administrative leave and will conduct its own investigation. Kansas athletic director Jeff Long announced on Friday that he has placed Les Miles on administrative leave following consecutive days of reports concerning his behavior towards women students while at LSU .  The University of Kansas will also conduct its own investigation into the allegations against Miles, according to Long. As of Friday evening, Long said they have not seen the Husch Blackwell and Taylor Porter reports, which details the alleged inappropriate misconduct.  “Today, I placed head football coach Les Miles on administrative leave as we conduct a full review to determine the appropriate next steps,” Long said in his statement . “Even though the allegations against him occurred at LSU, we take these matters very seriously at KU. “Now that we have access to this information, we will take the coming days to fully review the material and...

This week, we learned a darker side of the ex-Tigers coach, whose reputation is forever tarnished. We’ve had fun with Les Miles for long enough. That includes me, a person who reported on him for three years as a beat writer in Baton Rouge, a person who grew close to him after his firing from LSU in 2016, a person who even visited him once he was hired at Kansas in 2019. I thought I knew Les. Maybe most of us thought we knew Les. We were drawn to his quirky, kooky nature. The way he botched the English syntax. The way he launched into befuddling musings about national holidays. The way he smirked, his goofy gestures, the odd staring. He was different. He felt fun. He ate grass. He dressed up in costumes. He kissed a pig. Heck, the man once scaled a downtown Baton Rouge skyscraper. He even dabbled in stage acting, something for which he opened up to me about in a dimly lit casino ballroom some three years ago. This week, because of excellent investigative journalism , we learned...

Former LSU head football coach Les Miles was banned from being alone with female students following a 2013 sexual misconduct investigation. LSU released a lengthy report from law firm Husch Blackwell on Friday, detailing how the university handled past accounts of sexual misconduct and domestic assault, including sexual misconduct allegations against former head football coach Les Miles . Miles was banned from being alone with woman students following a 2013 investigation, according to an original internal report recently released by LSU . The initial report alleged Miles texted woman student workers on a burner phone, drove them alone to his condo and kissed a student on at least one occasion. Miles, who was directly involved with hiring student employees, reportedly "made it clear that he wanted these employees to have a certain 'look' (attractive, blond, fit)." Employees at the time that did not fit the description were to be given fewer hours or fired, accord...

Rob Gronkowski will be adding the title of head coach to his resume, at least for one game. Rob Gronkowski will be adding the title of head coach to his resume, at least for one game.  Gronkowski completed his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be the head coach at his alma mater at the Arizona Wildcats' spring football game slated for April 24.  UA head coach Jedd Fisch held a virtual video call with Arizona football alumni on Monday and said that Gronkowski would be coaching against fellow ex-Wildcat, and New England Patriots legend, Tedy Bruschi, who joined the UA's staff as a senior advisor to Fisch and the other coaches. Gronkowski caught 75 passes for nearly 1,200 yards and 16 total touchdowns during two seasons with the Wildcats. The star tight end missed his final year at the UA in 2009 with a season-ending back injury. According to Tuscon.com's Justin Spears, Gronkowski was also at Arizona Stadium was during the 2011 Wildcats' football sp...

Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne: "We are moving forward with plans to have a full stadium in the fall and will monitor medical guidelines as we have all along." Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne announced on Monday he expects a full-capacity crowd at Bryant-Denny Stadium in the fall. Byrne's announcement came hours after the university tweeted it will resume in-person class "without restrictions" in the fall 2021 semester. "With this announcement, we've received a number of questions regarding capacity at Bryant-Denny for [Alabama football] in 2021," Byrne tweeted. "We are moving forward with plans to have a full stadium in the fall and will monitor medical guidelines as we have all along." Alabama reduced capacity at its home stadium to 20 percent last season as the COVID-19 crisis worsened across the United States. The Crimson Tide still went undefeated without its usual crop of fans, posting a 13–0 record en route to...

Michigan added Texas Tech transfer Alan Bowman on Sunday after a pair of departures at the quarterback position. Former Texas Tech quarterback Alan Bowman announced his decision to transfer to Michigan on Sunday.  Bowman entered the transfer portal in January. He threw for 1,602 yards in eight starts last season, finishing the year with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.  Bowman joins Michigan after two quarterbacks left the program over the last two months. Senior Dylan McCaffrey announced his decision to transfer to Northern Colorado in January, and junior Joe Milton entered the transfer portal on Feb. 18. Bowman will now likely compete for the starting spot at Michigan alongside junior Cade McNamara and freshman J.J. McCarthy. McNamara threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns last season. McCarthy is the No. 2 pro-style quarterback in the class of 2021, per the 247Sports composite rankings . Michigan's offense has sputtered in recent years unde...

Former Notre Dame star defensive tackle Louis Nix was found dead on Saturday after previously being reported missing. Former Notre Dame star defensive tackle Louis Nix was found dead on Saturday after he was previously reported missing, members of his family told two Jacksonville television stations. He was 29. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Nix was last seen leaving his father's residence on Wednesday morning. On Saturday evening, in the wake of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office issuing an advisory earlier that day  saying it was attempting to locate Nix, the JSO announced Nix had been found, but did not go into detail on his condition . However, CBS/Fox affiliate Action News Jax reported that Nix's mother confirmed Nix had died. WJXT TV-4 reported Nix's death according to family members, citing that Nix's brother told WJXT TV-4 on Saturday night that Nix is “gone.” According to the Florida Times-Union , Jacksonville police are investi...

The kick is up and...no good? See how the referees cost Eastern Washington three points against Idaho. The fifth down. Maradona's Hand of God goal. And now, Eastern Washington's made field goal that wasn't enters into the lore of worst officiating mistakes of all time. That's the level of referee malpractice that occurred in Saturday night's FCS matchup between the Eagles and Idaho. Take a look and try to figure out how the officials deemed this chip-shot field goal attempt from Eastern Washington's Seth Harrison no good. The footage isn't IMAX quality, but the ball can clearly be seen going through the uprights. The official underneath the right goal post isn't quite in position as the ball is kicked, and is clearly confused after the ball ricochets off the scoreboard. After a moment of what I can only assume was deep contemplation, he waves his arms to signal no good. The play happened with just over 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter and ...

Acho, 30, will host the "After the Final Rose" episode for this season of "The Bachelor" after regular host Chris Harrison's absence following his controversial comments. Bachelor Nation, rejoice: Your show has found a new captain, at least for the immediate future. Amid usual host Chris Harrison's absence from the show, football analyst Emmanuel Acho will step in to host the upcoming "After the Final Rose" episode for this season of The Bachelor . Acho announced the move via Twitter Saturday afternoon. Harrison has stepped away from his hosting duties after his controversial comments defending the behavior of current contestant Rachael Kirkconnell, who came under criticism after Instagram photos surfaced of her attending an Antebellum-themed sorority party in 2018. Appearing in an interview with former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, Harrison defended Kirkconnell's actions, asserting that while the theme of the party was not acceptable ...

Nix played for Notre Dame from 2010 to 2013, helping lead the Irish to the national title game in 2012. He was reported missing on Feb. 24. Police in Jacksonville are searching for former Notre Dame defensive lineman Louis Nix, who was reported missing on Wednesday, per the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office . His mother filed the report on Friday after not having contact with him since Tuesday, according to Ben Kercheval of CBS Sports . Nix suddenly stopped communication with his mother, who believes he could be in trouble, according to Ben Becker of WJAZ-TV . Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly took to Twitter to seek assistance for locating Nix, urging the Notre Dame network to reach out to Nix and help locate him. Nix played for Notre Dame from 2010-13, redshirting during his freshman season in 2010. He notched 122 tackles and 14 tackles for loss during his three seasons. In December, Nix was shot during a robbery at a Jacksonville gas station. He required surgery to recover, tho...