Kansas football coach Lance Leipold was quite irate early in the second quarter of Saturday’s 41-24 loss to Utah when an official flagged him for unsportsmanlike conduct, ostensibly for rushing onto the field to check on injured cornerback Syeed Gibbs.
The senior defensive back needed to be assisted as he eventually walked off the field after being called for a pass interference penalty, his second during a Utah drive that eventually resulted in a touchdown and a 21-7 lead with 10:16 left before halftime.
It seems the referee may have thought sixth-year KU coach Leipold was rushing toward an official to complain about a pass interference call on a deep pass to the goal line on a second-and-11 from the KU 28…