{
  "id": 5861172,
  "title": "How Chris Klieman helped usher in Collin Klein era during his K-State coaching debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/how-chris-klieman-helped-usher-in-collin-klein-era-during-his-k-state",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T23:26:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chris-klieman-helped-usher-collin-232637511.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, September 5, Kansas State Football Coach Chris Klieman made his debut as the team's head coach by opening the door for Collin Klein, who was making his head-coaching debut. Klieman, who retired after the 2025 season, was at the locker room to welcome Klein, with whom he had previously worked as Klieman's offensive coordinator at Kansas State. Klein, who had been the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M for the past two seasons, was in the final stages of accepting the South Florida head coaching job before Klieman intervened, urging him to stay and lead the Wildcats. Klieman, who has been closely involved with the program since taking the job in 2019, was praised by Klein, who immediately hugged him upon entering the locker room. Klieman's legacy at Kansas State includes a Big 12 championship in 2022, and his retirement marked the end of an era for the program.",
  "summary": "Former Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman helped usher in the Collin Klein era before the Wildcats' opener against Nicholls. Here's how.",
  "key_points": [
    "Chris Klieman made debut as K-State head coach on Sep 5",
    "Collin Klein made head-coaching debut with K-State",
    "Klieman urged Klein to stay, helped usher in Klein era"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}