Georgia football’s success has created opportunities for the Bulldogs’ coaching staff. Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning is currently rumored to be among candidates for the head coaching position at the University of Kansas.
Football Scoop is reporting that several coaches are scheduled to speak with Kansas athletic director Travis Goff and among them is Lanning.
UGA gave the North Kansas City, MO., native a $450,000 raise earlier this year when Lanning turned down the Texas defensive coordinator position offered to him by new Longhorn head coach Steve Sarkesian. That puts Lanning among the top paid assistant coaches in all of college football at $1.7 million per year.
Kansas mutually parted ways with former head coach Les Miles earlier this year after reports surfaced involving the storied LSU coach and inappropriate behavior towards female students while in Baton Rouge.
Besides Lanning, Football Scoop says that the following coaches are of interest to the Jayhawks:
- Army coach Jeff Monken
- Buffalo coach Lance Leipold
- Tulane coach Willie Fritz
- Eastern Michigan coach Chris Creighton
- Kansas interim coach Emmett Jones
- Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko
- Iowa State offensive coordinator Tom Manning
- Illinois associate head coach Kevin Kane