kitties coaching search starting to look like a UTenn effort

Posted on: December 10, 2018 at 09:43:31 CT

With one of the perceived front-runners suddenly out of the race, all eyes turned north to Klieman because of his shared history with Taylor.

But that isn’t sitting well with some K-State fans. Many of them turned to social media and message boards to voice their displeasure over the prospect of hiring a FCS coach to replace Snyder. Though Klieman has been incredibly successful at North Dakota State, going 67-6 with three national championships since taking over as head coach in 2014, it is rare for a FCS coach to make the jump to a power conference without first proving himself at a lower-tier FBS university.

As the only power-conference team currently with a coaching vacancy, some believe K-State should set its sights higher, potentially to Troy’s Neal Brown or Memphis’ Mike Norvell.

The fan unrest was brought to Taylor’s attention, according to sources with knowledge of the search process, and he must now decide whether he can sell Klieman to K-State fans.

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