Lew Perkins Quotations

Since we have worked closely with the NCAA throughout this process, nothing in these pages surprises us.

Personally, I think there was a misinterpretation of the rule,

Mark and I have not discussed the winning and losing type of things. We keep talking about building a program. Too many times people rush into things and make silly mistakes. We're trying to avoid that.

When you're dealing with academics, ... it's a very serious issue.

We're going to turn this thing around, and hopefully we'll never hear the words 'lack of appropriate control' and 'Kansas' (together) again.

The mistake is once a student-athlete, always a student-athlete. So you can't receive any funds or any goods once you graduate. I really believe it was a misinterpretation. I don't think it was an attempt to gain any advantages.

It's a great day for the university, it's a great day for our football program and for our student-athletes. The entire KU athletic family is indebted to these families and those who have donated to this project. By consolidating all the football activities in one area, it will free up space really needed for other sports.

Not true. Mark has been cleared, from what we've been told. He was the head coach and should have known, but that hasn't changed anything.

I'm not sure where that speculation comes from,

I just tried to work hard throughout the week and apply it to the game, ... I was getting off the ball pretty good. Everything felt good today, and everything just went right, you know what I mean?

This has been overdue for a long time. We've had some wonderful people who came up and wanted to be a part of this project.