Jeff Meyers done as Olathe East's head coach

Former Olathe East head coach Jeff Meyers.

Jeff Meyers is no longer the head football coach at Olathe East.

The Sunflower League Football Blog had received word his coaching departure was imminent, but nothing materialized until Friday afternoon.

The announcement became official when the Olathe School District website posted a job opening for the Olathe East head coaching position.

Meyers' exit comes on the heels of a 3-6 campaign, which marked the program's first losing season since 1999.

The Hawks began the year 3-1, but closed out the season on a five-game losing streak.

Sources close to the program say the poor results on the field this fall were correlated with a general decline in the condition of the program the past few years.

The sources cited intrasquad conflicts of interest, apathy from the coaching staff, and a general lack of cohesion as a handful of the the problems that had arisen.

Meyers was the first and only head football coach in Olathe East history. He took over in the fall of 1992 when the building opened its doors, and had remained the head coach ever since.

In Meyers' 23 years at the helm, the Hawks combined to go 163-74. His teams advanced to the Sub-State round of the playoffs on six occasions ('94, '02, '05, '10, '11, '12) and his 2005 team finished as the 6A State Runner-Up. 

A seasoned veteran, Meyers' 23-year tenure in the Sunflower League was the longest active streak of seasons coached within the league.

Meyers, who's served as the Mayor of Shawnee since 2004, has been linked to the Blue Valley Southwest head coaching job. The position came open last week after Bill Lowe stepped down as head coach.

As far as Meyers' replacement goes, early reports indicate the program will likely seek an external hire.