Source: Kansas State is hiring Wyoming's Scottie Hazelton as its new defensive coordinator. Hazelton held the same position with Wyoming the past two seasons and also held coordinator roles at Nevada and North Dakota State. He replaces Ted Monachino, who spent only weeks in the role before leaving to join the Chicago Bears coaching staff.
Source: Kansas State will not be blocking QB Alex Delton's transfer to TCU, despite media speculation on Wednesday. Delton, a grad transfer, will be eligible for '19 season. Like Oklahoma with QB Austin Kendall/West Virginia, Kansas State had option to block Delton from playing for TCU this season.
Source: Kansas State defensive coordinator Ted Monachino, who recently joined Chris Klieman's staff, instead is expected to leave for a spot on the Chicago Bears defensive staff. Football Scoop first reported the likely move. Monachino served as defensive coordinator for new Bears DC Chuck Pagano with the Indianapolis Colts and also worked with Pagano on the Baltimore Ravens coaching staff. It will be interesting to see where Klieman turns for his next coordinator hire.
Ex-Kansas State QB Alex Delton says he'll transfer to TCU. He initially intended to transfer to UTEP.
Former Kansas State quarterback Alex Delton will transfer to UTEP, a source told ESPN on Thursday.
In addition to all-conference teams, here are the top players, coaches and freshmen from each Power 5 league.
Kansas State has hired North Dakota State's Chris Klieman as its next head coach, multiple sources familiar with the decision told ESPN on Monday.
Kyler Murray and Quinnen Williams lead this year's college football All-America team. Who else made the cut?
Seth Littrell has decided to remain at North Texas after Kansas State had expressed interest in one of the nation's up-and-coming coaches to replace Hall of Famer Bill Snyder.
Interesting rumblings today on Kansas State. I've heard various candidate combinations, all with North Dakota State's Chris Klieman, most with Memphis' Mike Norvell, some with Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt. Troy's Neal Brown, I'm told, also in consideration. Brown is unique because he followed a veteran coach (Larry Blakeney) and took over a Troy program that had been struggling a bit, like Kansas State is now. He's 30-8 since 2016.
You know about the stars of college football, but these 10 players flew under the radar this season while performing as well as anyone in the nation.
Matt Schick, Ivan Maisel & Peter Burns discuss Bill Snyder hanging up the whistle (2:30) the CFP field (7:50), Kyler Murray's case for the Heisman (24:04) & more. Plus, Walk-Ons (38:04) & Extra Points (49:18).
The 79-year-old coach won one game his first season, but retires with 215 victories, a Hall of Fame career and his name on the stadium.
Kansas State Wildcats coach Bill Snyder announced his retirement Sunday after 27 seasons.
Snyder built Kansas State football. He is Kansas State football. He's won 215 games at a place that managed two winning seasons in the 34 years before his arrival. But is Snyder's time finished?
Iowa State scores 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to stun Kansas State, ending the Wildcats' season at 5-7. Bill Snyder's future will be a focal point of discussion in the coming days.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| Texas | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Iowa State | 6-3 | 8-5 |
| West Virginia | 6-3 | 8-4 |
| TCU | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Baylor | 4-5 | 7-6 |
| Kansas State | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Texas Tech | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-6 | 7-6 |
| Kansas | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Herron | QB-DT | Signed | 82 |
| Keenan Garber | ATH | Signed | 80 |
| Gavin Potter | OLB | Committed | 79 |
| William Jones | CB | Signed | 78 |
| Tyrone Lewis | S | Committed | 77 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | C. Klein | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |
| 2002 | T. Newman | Jim Thorpe Award |
