Three days after he was placed on administrative leave for action at LSU while he was the head coach there, Kansas decided to part ways with the coach known as “The Mad Hatter.”

Here’s what the university stated on its website from athletics director Jeff Long.

“I am extremely disappointed for our university, fans and everyone involved with our football program. There is a lot of young talent on this football team, and I have no doubt we will identify the right individual to lead this program. We will begin the search for a new head coach immediately with an outside firm to assist in this process. We need to win football games, and that is exactly what we’re going to do.”

As Miles’ alleged conduct at LSU was made public last week, Long placed Miles on leave while the university conducted its own review. Kansas then had an opportunity to part ways with their coach for “just cause” if he had any “discreditable conduct that is inconsistent with the professional standards expected of a head coach of a collegiate sports team.”

Another similar “just cause” statement in the contract says that if the coach brings “embarrassment” or “ridicule” to the program, he could be let go.

Miles, 67, went 3-18 in his two seasons in Lawrence, including an 0-9 campaign in the abbreviated COVID season of 2020.

Miles released this statement on the Jayhawks’ website Monday night.

“This is certainly a difficult day for me and for my family. I love this university and the young men in our football program,” Miles said. “I have truly enjoyed being the head coach at KU and know that it is in a better place now than when I arrived. To our student-athletes, I want you to remember that you came to play for KU and earn a degree here. So, I implore you to stay and build on what we started and do all of the things we talked about doing together. There is a bright future for all of you and for KU Football.”

This all stems back to Miles’ LSU days—where he won a national championship in 2007 and lost the title game in 2011—where reports show the coach had inappropriate behavior toward female students. Reports say he tried contacting them through social media, meeting them along and even kissing one of them.

An internal LSU report found that Miles never had sexual relations with any of them, and the coach said he never kissed one of them, but was rather mentoring them.

This is a developing story.