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By DOUG TUCKER
AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE (AP) -- Kansas football coach Mark Mangino was expected to be released from a Lawrence hospital and return to work on Tuesday after undergoing tests.

A Kansas official told The Associated Press he did not think the situation was a medical emergency for Mangino, 51, who led the Jayhawks to a school-record 12-1 mark and an Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech. He was named national coach of the year.

Close friends and family members have been concerned for years that Mangino's weight might one day pose a health concern. He is substantially overweight, and Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins has talked with him about considering gastric bypass surgery similar to what Perkins underwent in 2002.

When word got out Monday evening that Mangino had been hospitalized, the school put out a statement from him.

''I underwent some tests over the past couple of days at Lawrence Memorial Hospital,'' it said. ''These are tests that I had put off until after the season. The tests have been completed, I'm fine and I'll be back in the office and recruiting starting (Tuesday).''

Jim Marchiony, Kansas' associate athletic director, told the AP he did not believe Mangino's condition was in any way alarming.

''I know he plans to come back to work tomorrow,'' he said.