Kansas AD Sheahon Zenger "has been fired after seven years with the department," according to Jesse Newell of the K.C. STAR. In an email sent to KU faculty and staff, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod "credited Zenger for his loyalty before saying 'Athletics continues to face a number of challenges, and progress in key areas has been elusive.'" KU Assistant AD Sean Lester "will be interim AD," and former KU interim AD Drue Jennings "will lead the search committee." Zenger's "biggest failure with KU was football." He was hired in '11 to "help revive the program, though his hiring of Charlie Weis set the team back scholarships-wise before Zenger chose David Beaty as his replacement." Beaty through three seasons has "compiled a 3-33 record with just one FBS victory." Among Zenger's greatest accomplishments "were improving the facilities outside football." Per a contract extension signed last summer, Zenger "would be owed two years' salary" -- or $1.4M -- for termination without cause (KANSASCITY.com, 5/21). Jennings "led the search that brought in basketball coach Bill Self" in '03. Korn Ferry's Jed Hughes "will assist" Jennings in finding a new AD (ESPN.com, 5/21).
