In the end, Jeff Long had no friends. Nobody to defend him. Nobody to support. Nobody who believed. Kansas hired him as athletic director three summers ago ago to fix football, a rudderless department desperate for stability. Instead, he became known for poor communication, insecurity and poor management. Two days after “mutually parting ways” with the football coach he hired, and a day after a disastrous news conference in which he defended his role, Long announced he is “stepping down.” He leaves with a distinguished record of destructive decisions and burned credibility. “I’ve never seen so…
