Turner Gill: Kansas Fires Gill After 2-10 Season

Let's face it. Losing 10 games in a row and going 5-19 in two seasons on the job is not good for one's job security.

Just ask now-former Kansas head football coach Turner Gill. According to ESPN's Joe Schad, Gill has been let go:

In a statement, Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger stressed that new leadership is necessary for the Jayhawks to achieve their goals.

Per The University Daily Kansan:

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I have concluded that new leadership is necessary to place us on the path toward competing for championships in the Big 12 Conference. I come to this conclusion reluctantly, because I have the utmost respect for Turner Gill as a quality individual who wants only the best for the young men he coaches.

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The move should not come as much of a surprise. The Jayhawks have been awful in two seasons under Gill, and it didn't help matters that they won just a single conference game in his brief tenure. 

This season was particularly dreadful. The Jayhawks managed to win their first two games against McNeese State and Northern Illinois, but they then proceeded to lose each of their final 10 games. The closest Gill came to saving his job was when the Jayhawks nearly beat Baylor earlier this month, but the game went into the books as just another loss.

It would have been one thing if Gill had a bunch of new talent waiting in the wings, but he didn't. According to Rivals.com, Kansas' 2012 recruiting class is the worst in the Big 12.

All things considered, this is a move Kansas had to make. We shall see who they target to replace Gill.