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Collin Klein kicks off his head-coaching tenure on Saturday

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By KMAN Staff on September 4, 2026 K-State Football, K-State Sports, Sports
Kansas State head coach Collin Klein surveys practice during fall camp in August. The Wildcats will open the season on Saturday against Nicholls State at 6 p.m. Courtesy of K-State Athletics

By Tim Everson

Slightly more than 18 years ago, Kansas State coach Collin Klein ran out of the tunnel at Bill Snyder Family Stadium for the first time as a player.

A lot has changed since then, both at K-State, in Manhattan and in college football as a whole, but on Saturday, the former Heisman finalist quarterback and wunderkind offensive coordinator turned first-year head coach will get to experience that feeling again when he leads the Wildcats out onto the field to open his tenure.

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