Report: Kansas has spoken with Harbaugh

Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh was the subject of a pretty fair amount of speculation the past few days in regards to the Notre Dame vacancy.

Harbaugh, his agent and Stanford’s athletic director all denied there was a possibility earlier this week and, as you know, the Irish went ahead and hired Brian Kelly.

Unfortunately for the Cardinal faithful, that’s not the last opening with their current coach’s name attached to it.

In a story about the Kansas coaching search, the Kansas City Star reports that Harbaugh has spoken to officials from the school about the opening, and that he is “likely the Jayhawks’ top choice“.  Aside from the fact that Harbaugh is one helluva football coach, part of the reason for his name being attached to the vacancy is the fact that his wife is from Kansas City area.

In addition to Harbaugh being the supposed front runner, the Star also reports that Tommy Tuberville would like to be considered for the job.

“Kansas is a good program,” said Tuberville. “It’s in a conference that you can compete in. It’s really come leaps and bounds over the last few years, going to the Orange Bowl a couple years ago. Obviously, Kansas has made a reputation in basketball, and that’s great. But I think that can just help the football program. You can win in both sports.”

Meanwhile, the Buffalo News is reporting that Turner Gill is, as previously reported, a leading candidate for the job.  The current Buffalo head coach is rumored to have interviewed with athletic director Lew Perkins this past Sunday in New York City.