One man's introductory news conference should not be another man's exit, but that's the undeniable feeling from Jeff Long's first public words as Kansas' new athletics director.
David Beaty, the football coach whose program has held the department since back long before he was hired, was not among the coaches to meet Long in person on Wednesday. Beaty is with his family on vacation, and Long went out of his way to say he didn't want any coaches to change travel plans on his behalf.
Then, he essentially went out of his way to make it clear that major changes are coming to football.