By: Joe Strupp The Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World had to retract a story late Wednesday that wrongly reported the University of Kansas football coach was in "serious negotiations" to take another job.
The retraction came after the paper discovered someone believed to be the coach's agent had perpetrated a hoax.
"A back-and-forth conversation between the Journal-World and a man claiming to be Neil Cornrich, the agent for KU football coach Mark Mangino, was a hoax," the paper stated in the correction, posted Wednesday evening on its Web site. "The Journal-World had several conversations with a man claiming to be Cornrich, the final of which was a statement the agent said he wanted to release to the Kansas media.
"The Journal-World posted it on its Web site while continuing the pursue the story. A KU football spokesperson said the statement was not true. The Journal-World apologizes for misleading any readers."
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