Leslie Edwin Miles is a former American football coach. He most recently served as the head coach at Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following that, he coached LSU from 2005 to 2016. Miles is nicknamed "the Hat" for his signature white cap, as well as "the Mad Hatter" for his eccentricities and play-calling habits. Prior to being a head coach, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State as well as at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Miles led the 2007 LSU Tigers football team to a win in the BCS National Championship Game, defeating Ohio State.
Miles in 2007
Miles during his tenure at LSU.
Miles celebrates his team's victory in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas. The program is classified in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks are led by head coach Lance Leipold.
Kansas's home stadium, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, was completed in 1921 and is one of the oldest football stadiums in the nation.
Will Coleman was player-coach for the first Kansas Jayhawks football team in 1890.
Gale Sayers (1962–64), Hall of Fame RB
Hall of Fame RB John Riggins played for Kansas from 1967 to 1970. During his NFL career he was named MVP of Super Bowl XVII
