"The notion that the university is conducting a review of Lew Perkins is false and completely unfounded. I am confident in the athletics director and his management team's ability to administer our athletics program in the highly capable and professional manner for which they are known. The review of the football program is consistent with the process outlined in Coach Mark Mangino's contract. I encourage everyone to wait until this process is completed before drawing any conclusions."
That's all well and good, Madame Chancellor, but we'd just like to offer a point of clarification.
CollegeFootballTalk.com did not report anywhere on the site that "the university is conducting a review" of the athletic director. Nowhere in the 13-paragraph article in question does it state or is it implied that Perkins is under "review",
Rather, CFT reported that a source(s) within the university believes that "[w]hile some are under the impression that this incident could be the beginning of the end for Mangino's run in Lawrence, there are those -- including the unnamed university source cited in this story -- who feel that the axe could fall on Perkins before it's all said and done."
That being said, I don't believe we've heard the last of this from either side. By a long shot.
