LAWRENCE
David Beaty may have the hardest job in college sports. He is to build strength from rubble and credibility from pity. He will be mocked if he fails, because that’s how we treat sports. He is attacking this job every day, with everything he has.
That includes Texas charm and remembering people’s names and most of all it includes lots and lots and lots of energy. Beaty is the football coach at Kansas, and in many ways this is like being the president of Kiribati. Hasn’t taken long for him to learn the value of self-deprecation.