"Lew Perkins" is a former athletic director, most recently at the University of Kansas. Perkins joined KU in June 2003, taking over for Al Bohl. Perkins previously held similar positions with the University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, College Park, Wichita State University and University of South Carolina Aiken where he gained a reputation for successfully cleaning up schools suffering under NCAA violations. Under Perkins direction, the athletics program at KU had several successful seasons, including winning the 2008 Orange Bowl in football and the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament/2008 Men's Basketball Championship. His tenure, though, ultimately ended in scandal and early retirement in 2010.

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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.

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

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[• Bring a buck : KU is hoping each fan attending Saturday's game against Louisiana Tech will bring a dollar to be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.] This is an excellent way to underscore our efforts to aid the hurricane victims, ... We know our generous fans will do what they can to help.

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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.

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I'm not sure where that speculation comes from.

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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.

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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?

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This whole alcohol issue is not good, ... I take my hats off to our coaches. They bring in police officers, FBI agents ... we've done everything we can to educate. It's a concern around the country, people worried about health and safety of kids. It's troublesome. There is no magic solution. If we had it, every school in the country would call. It's scary. It's not good.

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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.

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