aubiefifty 17,098 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Kansas agreed to pay former player under Les Miles to leave team, keep quiet about problems, per reports David Cobb 14-17 minutes Family of former Jayhawk player alleges former coach Miles and AD Jeff Long 'tried to buy our silence' Getty Images The family of former Kansas football player Caperton Humphrey is considering legal action against former Kansas football coach Les Miles, former athletic director Jeff Long and the KU athletic department following a 2019 dispute between Humphrey and a group of teammates that led to his separation from the program, according to the Kansas City Star. Miles declined to meet with Humphrey, a junior fullback, and his father as they sought a resolution, according to the Star, and he suggested to the players involved that they settle their differences on the practice field. Long, meanwhile, is scarcely mentioned in the report other than to note that he was not represented in a signed agreement that led to Humphrey's separation from the program. Miles, Long and that Reed and other representatives from Kansas declined to comment to the Star. Humphrey suspected the group of KU teammates of loosening the lug nuts on one of his tires after they'd been in an argument, but there was no evidence and no arrest was made. The Humphreys also relayed information to KU's compliance director David Reed that some of the players in question were selling marijuana. Those instances, among other things such as altercations at practice, led to a confrontation involving several players in Humphrey's apartment during which police were called. Although no police report was created, Reed, a family friend of the Humphreys, said the KU athletic department would help resolve the simmering tension, the Star reported. Humphrey and his family agreed to an arrangement reportedly signed by Reed that called for Humphrey to leave campus and complete his studies online at his home in West Virginia. The arrangement, which the Humphreys signed, covered tuition, along with monthly stipend checks and moving expenses -- around $50,000 in benefits. In exchange, the signed document stated the Humphrey family would not publicly disparage Kansas or its employees, the Star reported. "Les Miles and Jeff Long swept this under the rug and tried to buy our silence," Humphrey's father, Jamie Humphrey, told the Star. "This is how they operated while representing Kansas." Ultimately, Caperton Humphrey told the Star that the situation "cost me everything," and his father said that his son has battled depression and has started to see a psychologist since the ordeal. Miles and Kansas parted ways in March amid misconduct allegations stemming from his time at LSU. He went just 3-18 in two seasons with the Jayhawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeTiger 5,227 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Used to really like Les when he was at LSU. Thought he was just a goofy, but genuinely good guy, but these last couple of years have really shed a light on how big of a sleeze ball the guy was. Hopefully he's done for good in football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,932 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Les turned out to be a disgusting individual, both a pervert and a scum bag. There's no telling what all he was up to at LSU in nearly 15 yrs if this is just now coming out at Kansas. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin149 391 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Yep....this didn't just start at KU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 17,098 Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 i think it was the old man snyder maybe who les replaced? i cannot see him putting up with that crap before les got there but very little surprises me any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,502 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 All involved are lacking ethics. Miles and Long look weak and dumb and the player and his dad shouldn't have taken a hush settlement and then called foul after doing so. Something is either right or wrong but hush money never works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle-1 3,821 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 5 hours ago, aubiefifty said: i think it was the old man snyder maybe who les replaced? i cannot see him putting up with that crap before les got there but very little surprises me any more Snyder coached at Kansas State, not Kansas. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXaubie 567 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 12:16 PM, aubiefifty said: i think it was the old man snyder maybe who les replaced? i cannot see him putting up with that crap before les got there but very little surprises me any more Can’t remember exactly who he replaced. May have been Turner Gill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, TXaubie said: Can’t remember exactly who he replaced. May have been Turner Gill. Dave Beatty, who replaced Charlie Weis, who replaced Gill. Funny enough Gill's record at Kansas was...5-19. My god he killed that program lol. Edited August 12, 2021 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin149 391 Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 And Gill's name was being thrown around as a possibility for AU! Buffalo was decent when he was there but yes....he buried KU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,580 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 On 8/11/2021 at 8:50 PM, AUwent said: Dave Beatty, who replaced Charlie Weis, who replaced Gill. Funny enough Gill's record at Kansas was...5-19. My god he killed that program lol. That program has never been alive. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, bigbird said: That program has never been alive. Ever. They weren't THIS bad! You could generally count on them winning at least 4 games a year and making a bowl about half the time. Edited August 13, 2021 by AUwent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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