Ben Johnson sensed last spring that new coordinator was serious about role in offense
LAWRENCE – Practice football at Kansas over the past five years, or even watch it as 32,134 did Saturday in Memorial Stadium, and the natural tendency is to compare and contrast coaches.
So when Doug Meacham came in wearing his lab coat as a new offensive coordinator willing to tinker with anything and anyone, some skeptics muttered into their helmets.
“One of the first conversations I had with him, he said, ‘You need to stay here, because we’re going to use you,’’’ said fifth-year senior Ben Johnson, who plays a position many offensive strategists consider antiquated, tight end.