David Beaty was answering a recruiting question when his tone changed abruptly.
The Kansas football coach — sitting at 1-5 in his third season — was talking about renderings of KU’s $350 million fundraising project when he appeared to shift his message to fans.
“I never said this is a three-year deal. Never said that,” Beaty said during his weekly news conference Tuesday. “I said this thing is going to be a process, not an event.”
The statement was a contrast from earlier quotes, with Beaty perhaps adjusting the program’s goal posts following a disappointing start.