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Things sure seem to be headed in the right direction. The Jayhawks (2-4) were waxed at West Virginia earlier this month, but that game occurred just a few days after Bowen took over. Given a full week to prepare for No. 15 Oklahoma State last Saturday, the Jayhawks nearly pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season. The game was tied late in the fourth quarter before the Cowboys returned a kickoff for a go-ahead touchdown. Kansas still had a chance for a drive to tie it, but quarterback Michael Cummings was intercepted in the waning minutes to seal the 27-20 defeat. The fact that Kansas was in it until the bitter end spoke volumes of Bowen. "He brings a whole exciting feel to the energy of the team," senior safety Cassius Sendish said. "It's just fun." Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger has said he will conduct a nationwide search for the next head coach, and Bowen will be a candidate. That means he has six more games to audition for the job, beginning Saturday at Texas Tech. Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/10/14/6781878/jayhawks-rallying-around-interim.html Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/10/14/6781878/jayhawks-rallying-around-interim.html#storylink=cpy
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Bowen cut his teeth as a coordinator at KU under the tutelage of Bill Young, and said he felt comfortable in the Big 12 because that was all he had ever known. “My first year ever coordinating a defense (alone) was 2008 when the tempo took off,” Bowen recalled. “This kind of tempo is what football has been my entire time. Facing a team that huddles is what’s different to me.” In addition to understanding spread offenses, the 40-year-old Bowen said he learned a lot during his two years away from Lawrence that pushed him to grow as a defensive coordinator. “That’s a different league,” he said of the Sun Belt Conference, which both UNT and WKU called home during Bowen’s time. “(Offensive coaches) tried things. You see things in that league that, if it doesn’t work, the one beat writer and the 20 fans in the stands saw it and nothing happened. Offenses in that league are crazy. It really tests you. Read more: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/aug/11/bowen-ku-football-assistants-adjust-roles-maximize/
