Kansas' Lance Leipold is On3 Power Five head coach of the week

Each week, On3 selects national head coaches of the week.

Our Power Five head coach of the week for Week 9 is Kansas’ Lance Leipold.

Despite being without star QB Jalon Daniels, Leipold led the Jayhawks to a 38-33 upset of No. 6 Oklahoma. It was Kansas’ first win over a top-10 team since 2008, its first regular season victory over a top-10 team since 1995 and its first home win over a top-10 team since 1984.

It was also the Jayhawks’ first victory over the Sooners since 1997.

“This is about a team and building a program, doing it the right way, stacking wins, helping us in recruiting everything, helping us in fundraising,” Leipold said. “… It’s about a staff that works hard, administration that supports us, all the things that you want and that you need for a program like ours to be able to compete and beat a team like Oklahoma.”

After posting an overall record of just 23-118 from 2010 to 2021, Kansas is now 12-9 the last two seasons under Leipold, including 6-2 this year.

Honorable mentions

Arizona’s Jedd Fisch: Arizona secured its second ranked win in the last two games with a 27-24 win over No. 11 Oregon State. It improved the Wildcats to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Pac-12.

Georgia Tech’s Brent Key: Georgia Tech bounced back from a loss to Boston College with a 46-42 victory over No. 17 North Carolina. It was the Yellow Jackets’ second top-20 win in their last three games.

Oregon’s Dan Lanning: Oregon dominated its top-15 matchup against Utah, coming away with a 35-6 win over the No. 13 Utes.

Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham: Dillingham secured his first conference win as Arizona State’s coach with a 38-27 victory over 4-3 Washington State.

Northwestern’s David Braun: Northwestern improved to 4-4 overall and got its second Big Ten win with a 33-27 victory over Maryland. The Wildcats entered the game as a 14-point underdog.