Kansas hires Mike DeBord as offensive coordinator

Kansas hires Mike DeBord as offensive coordinator.

Mike DeBord has been hired as Kansas’ offensive coordinator.

DeBord served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Vols from 2015-16.

Kansas head coach Les Miles was pursuing a veteran offensive coordinator with a proven track record in the NFL and Power Five ranks for his staff.

“We are adding a coach with a wealth of experience in Mike,” Miles said in a press release. “He has squared off with just about every defensive scheme in the book, and has worked within and led several offensive systems.

“In addition to the qualities he brings as a football coach, he is a man of high character, and will be an outstanding addition to our program as we continue to instill the culture we want in place.”

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Miles and DeBord coached alongside each other from 1993-94 at Michigan.

“I have had the honor of working alongside Mike before, as have some of the best coaches in college football and the NFL,” Miles said. “He makes his fellow coaches better, and will have an instant impact on the Jayhawks.”

DeBord previously joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” to discuss his career and coaching at Tennessee.

The show can be listened to here or below.

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