Former Easton coach Tony Hull resigns at Kansas

Tony Hull has resigned as running backs coach at Kansas after four years at the school.

Hull made the announcement on his Twitter account late last week with the promise of “amazing news coming soon.”

#rockchalk forever‼️Stay tuned: Amazing news coming soon ‼️ pic.twitter.com/PxCNpI9zv5

— Coach Tony Hull (@coachtonyhull) February 13, 2020

The Lawrence Journal-World reported last year that Hull’s contract was due to expire at the end of this month.

Hull spent nine seasons as head coach at Warren Easton, rebuilding the Eagles program into a state championship contender and leading the school to its first title-game appearance in more than a half-century, before heading to Kansas in March 2016 under former head coach David Beaty. When former LSU coach Les Miles took over the program after the 2018 season, Hull was one of two assistant coaches to be retained.

With the Jayhawks, Hull helped build a pipeline for New Orleans-area talent to head to the Sunflower State, most notably former Hahnville running back Pooka Williams, who has rushed for 2,186 yards in two seasons at KU after being named Louisiana’s “Mr. Football” in 2017.

Other New Orleans-area players on last year’s Jayhawk roster included Landry-Walker’s Mike Lee and Corione Harris, St. Augustine’s Takulve Williams, Easton’s Malik Clark and Northlake Christian’s Caleb Sampson. St. Aug’s Taiwan Berryhill signed with Kansas in December, one of three Louisiana products to ink with the Jayhawks in this recruiting cycle.