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'No plans on going anywhere': Lance Leipold 'happy' at Kansas despite Wisconsin ties

DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer
Oct 6, 2022
Oct 6, 2022 Updated Oct 6, 2022

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Kansas head coach Lance Leipold talks to an official during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Duke Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Kansas head coach Lance Leipold watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Houston, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

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Kansas coach Lance Leipold watches from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)

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Kansas coach Lance Leipold, third from right, meets with his players during the second half of an NCAA college football game against West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va., Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kathleen Batten)

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DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The long-suffering football fans at Kansas mostly thought it flattering when Nebraska fired Scott Frost and rumors began that the Huskers would be interested in hiring the Jayhawks' Lance Leipold as their next coach.

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New Wisconsin interim football coach Jim Leonhard delivers opening remarks of Sunday night's press conference inside Camp Randall Stadium after the dismissal of Paul Chryst.

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