Yeah, I know. Turner Gill is coming to Lawrence Sunday for an interview for the Kansas football job. If Gill ended up as head coach, I wouldn’t be shocked and he’d be a fine selection, but he’s not Lew Perkins number one choice.
Interviewing Gill serves two purposes. First, he’s a solid candidate and could end up being the next KU coach if the first option doesn’t work out. Second, he fills the minority interview requirement at the same time Kansas tries to strike a deal with top choice Jim Harbaugh.
If the information I’m hearing from several sources is true, Perkins is trying to work a deal with Harbaugh before Stanford even has the time to make an extension and raise offer. Kansas will offer more than the Cardinal are willing to pony up since Harbaugh is presently making less than half what Mark Mangino was making.
If Stanford doesn’t announce a new deal with Harbaugh in the next day or two, consider it a sign that he’s coming to Kansas. Why would he make what many might consider a lateral move to Kansas? In addition to the money, which would be substantial, he would be coming to a school that has significantly better facilities.
Yes, the Michigan job might open up a year from now and they could come calling, but maybe it doesn’t. Good coaches know to strike while the iron is hot when it comes to job changes or new contracts and Harbaugh is hot and KU is calling with a lot of cash and an AD who doesn’t want to see his football program fall apart after an investigation and a seven game losing skid.
Harbaugh might pass and KU might end up turning to Gill or Kevin Sumlin or someone else, but Perkins is going to take his best shot at getting a big name this time around and he just might pull it off.
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