Kansas State University Football

THE KLEIN FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 13th in 2026 Year as Head Coach: First in 2026 Year at K-State: 10th in 2026 Hometown: Loveland, Colorado High School: Loveland Education: Kansas State, 2011 (Bachelor's in Business Financial Services and Controllership; Kansas State, 2019 (Master's in Academic Advising) Wife: Shalin Children: Beric, Rhett, Trek and Briar COACHING EXPERIENCE 2014: K-State (Assistant Director of Recruiting/Defensive Quality Control) 2015: K-State (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2016: Northern Iowa (Quarterbacks) 2017: K-State (Quarterbacks) 2018: K-State (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2019-21: K-State (Quarterbacks) 2022-23: K-State (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2024-25: Texas A&M (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2026: K-State (Head Coach) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2010: Pinstripe Bowl (K-State)* 2011: Cotton Bowl (K-State)* 2012: Fiesta Bowl (K-State)* 2014: Alamo Bowl (K-State) 2015: Liberty Bowl (K-State) 2017: Cactus Bowl (K-State) 2019: Liberty Bowl (K-State) 2021: Texas Bowl (K-State) 2022: Sugar Bowl (K-State) 2023: Pop-Tarts Bowl (K-State) 2024: Las Vegas Bowl (Texas A&M) 2025: College Football Playoff (Texas A&M) * As a Player One of the greatest players in school history has returned to lead the Wildcats on the sidelines, as Collin Klein was named the 36th head football coach in school history on December 4, 2025. Klein, who at 36 years of age is the sixth-youngest head coach in the FBS, will be in his 13th year of coaching in

Adrian Manning is in his first season as an Assistant Director of Scouting at Kansas State in 2026. Manning came to Manhattan after working the previous two seasons at Grambling State as Director of Player Personnel and High School Relations. In that role, Manning was involved in recruiting, roster management, official visits, transfer portal management among other duties. His stint at Grambling was his first working in college as he served 10 seasons as a high school assistant coach. He began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at Richwood High School (2014-16) before working at Lincoln Preparatory High School (2017-19). He then served as the offensive coordinator at Pickering High School (2020), Opelousas High School (2021) and Booker T. Washington High School (2022-23). Manning obtained his bachelor's degree in general studies from Grambling State in 2015 before obtaining his master's degree in sports administration from the University in 2018. His family includes his four daughters – Rylee, Aaliyah, Layla and Aniyah.

Al Cerbe is in his 21st season at K-State in 2026 and his 17th as the equipment manager for the Wildcat football program. Cerbe oversees all aspects of equip...

THE WALLACE FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Fourth in 2026 Year at K-State: Fourth in 2026 Hometown: Olathe, Kansas Education: Kansas State, 2023 (Bachelor's in Education Studies) Wife: Sandy COACHING EXPERIENCE 2021-22: K-State (Student Assistant) 2023-25: K-State (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2026: K-State (Offensive Assistant) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2021: Texas Bowl (K-State) 2022: Sugar Bowl (K-State) 2023: Pop-Tarts Bowl (K-State) 2024: Rate Bowl (K-State) Alex Wallace is in his first season as an offensive assistant at K-State in 2026. He spent the previous three seasons as an offensive graduate for the Wildcats, working with the wide receivers and quarterbacks. During his first as an offensive graduate assistant, Wallace helped K-State rank in the top 10 in school history in 32 game or season categories in 2023. Among those was a school-record 30 passing touchdowns, No. 2 rankings in offensive yards per game (445.2) and first downs (310), and No. 3 showings in total yards (5,788), completions (258) and pass attempts (426). It was more of the same in 2024 as K-State finished in the top 15 nationally in four offensive categories and ranked in the top 10 in school history in 15 game or season categories, the latter featuring school records for offensive yards per play (6.57) and rushing yards per carry (6.08). Additionally, the Wildcats tied for third in school history in passing touchdowns (25), ranked fourth in offensive yards per game (426.8), fifth in total offensive

THE FOWLER FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Fourth in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Education: Neumann, 2021 (Bachel...

THE LINTON FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Sixth in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Walnut, Mississippi Education: Mississippi, 2019 (Bachelor's in Sport and Recreation Administration); Arkansas, 2025 (Master's in Adult and Lifelong Learning) COACHING EXPERIENCE 2021: Lafayette HS (Defensive Backs) 2022: East Mississippi CC (Safeties/Wide Receivers) 2023: Jacksonville State (Defensive Graduate Assistant) 2024-25: Arkansas (Assistant Defensive Backs/Nickelbacks) 2026: K-State (Defensive Analyst) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2015: Sugar Bowl (Ole Miss)* 2022: MACCC Semifinalis (East Mississippi CC) 2023: New Orleans Bowl (Jacksonville State) 2024: Liberty Bowl (Arkansas) * As a Player Armani Linton is in his first season at K-State in 2026 as a defensive analyst. He came to Manhattan after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant defensive backs/nickelbacks coach at Arkansas. During his first year at Arkansas, Linton helped the Razorbacks open the season with their first shutout in six years in addition to collecting road victories at Auburn and Mississippi State. Against the Tigers, Linton helped tutor a secondary that picked off four passes and break up six others, while they tallied a pair of interceptions against the Bulldogs. A 2022 YBC Rising Coaches honoree, Linton was a defensive graduate assistant working with the defensive backs at Jacksonville State in 2023, helping the Gamecocks to their first bowl appearance and victory in school history. That seaso

THE YOUNG FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Sixth in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Education: Michigan (Bachelor's in Applied Exercise Science; Minor in History) COACHING EXPERIENCE 2021: Oregon (Strength and Conditioning Intern) 2022: Miami (Strength and Conditioning Intern) 2023: Missouri State (Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning/Interim Director of Strength and Conditioning) 2024: Texas A&M (Program Aide) 2025: Middle Tennessee (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) 2025: East Carolina (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) 2026: K-State (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2021: Alamo Bowl (Oregon) 2024: Las Vegas Bowl (Texas A&M) 2025: Military Bowl (East Carolina) Bill Young is in his first season at K-State in 2026 serving as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. Young comes to Manhattan after working the 2025 season as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at East Carolina University, working under Director of Strength and Conditioning Mason Baggett. During his time in Greenville, the Pirates earned a 9-4 record and a victory in the Military Bowl over Pitt. Along with assisting with Football, Young led ECU's Return to Play Program, as well as training Women's Softball. Prior to a brief stint at Middle Tennessee State, Young was at Texas A&M in 2024, working under both Texas A&M Director of Strength and Conditioning Tommy Moffitt as well as current K-State Director of Str

THE LEPAK FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 13th in 2026 Year at K-State: Sixth in 2026 Hometown: Claremore, Oklahoma Education: Oklahoma, 2010 (Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance); Oklahoma, 2014 (College of Law) Wife: Colleen Children: Thomas, Penelope, Luke, Margaret COACHING EXPERIENCE 2014-16: Indiana (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2017-19: Oklahoma (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2020: Southern (Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line) 2021: K-State (Senior Offensive Quality Control) 2022-24: K-State (Tight Ends) 2025: K-State (Offensive Line) 2026: K-State (Tight Ends) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2008: BCS National Championship (Oklahoma)* 2009: Sun Bowl (Oklahoma)* 2010: Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma)* 2015: Pinstripe Bowl (Indiana) 2016: Foster Farms Bowl (Indiana) 2017: Rose Bowl (Oklahoma) 2018: Orange Bowl (Oklahoma) 2019: Peach Bowl (Oklahoma) 2021: Texas Bowl (K-State) 2022: Sugar Bowl (K-State) 2023: Pop-Tarts Bowl (K-State) 2024: Rate Bowl (K-State) * As a Player Brian Lepak, who has had a hand in K-State’s offensive success since his arrival in 2021, is in his sixth season overall at K-State in 2026 and fourth as the Wildcats’ tight ends coach. After arriving as a Senior Offensive Quality Control Coach in 2021 and working with the Wildcat offensive line in 2025, Lepak returns to the tight end position, one he coached from 2022 through 2024. Lepak (pronounced luh-PACK) has found quick success during his first four years as a full-time coach for the Wildcats, tutoring tight e

THE WYATT FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 36th in 2026 Year at K-State: Eighth in 2026 Hometown: Victoria, Texas Education: TCU, 1990 (Bachelor's in Education) Wife: Andrea Children: Fredrick, Ariel COACHING EXPERIENCE 1991: TCU (Graduate Assistant) 1992-95: Minnesota (Defensive Line) 1996: Oklahoma State (Defensive Line) 1997-98: Northwestern (Defensive Line) 1999: Colorado (Defensive Line) 2000-02: Texas A&M (Defensive Line) 2003-06: Alabama (Defensive Line) 2007: Nebraska (Defensive Line) 2008-09: Texas A&M (Defensive Line) 2010-14: Kansas (Defensive Line) 2015-17: SMU (Defensive Line) 2018: Kansas (Senior Analyst) 2019-25: K-State (Defensive Ends) 2026: K-State (Defensive Line) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 1999: Insight.com Bowl (Colorado) 2000: Independence Bowl (Texas A&M) 2001: GalleryFurniture.com Bowl (Texas A&M) 2004: Music City Bowl (Alabama) 2005: Cotton Bowl (Alabama) 2006: Independence Bowl (Texas A&M) 2009: Independence Bowl (Texas A&M) 2017: Frisco Bowl (SMU) 2019: Liberty Bowl (K-State) 2021: Texas Bowl (K-State) 2022: Sugar Bowl (K-State) 2023: Pop-Tarts Bowl (K-State) 2024: Rate Bowl (K-State) Buddy Wyatt, a respected defensive line coach who has worked in the Big 12, SEC, Big Ten and American Athletic Conference during his more than 30 years in the profession, is in his eighth season at Kansas State in 2026 coaching along the defensive line. In his seven seasons on staff, Wyatt has tutored defensive ends to 10 All-Big 12 honors, including five first-team accolade

THE ELLSWORTH FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Seventh in 2026 Year at K-State: Third in 2026 Hometown: Grand Island, Nebraska Education: Northern Iowa, 2019 (Bachelor's in Digital Media Leadership); Kansas State, 2022 (Master's in Academic Advising) Wife: Cassidy Children: Ada, Brooks COACHING EXPERIENCE 2020-21: K-State (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2022: South Carolina (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2023: Nebraska (Offensive Analyst) 2024: Texas A&M (Senior Offensive Analyst) 2025: Texas A&M (Tight Ends) 2026: K-State (Quarterbacks) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2017: FCS Second Round (Northern Iowa)* 2018: FCS Second Round (Northern Iowa)* 2019: FCS Quarterfinals (Northern Iowa)* 2021: Texas Bowl (K-State) 2022: Gator Bowl (South Carolina) 2024: Las Vegas Bowl (Texas A&M) 2025: College Football Playoff (Texas A&M) * As a Player A former Wildcat staffer with strong ties to the Midwest, Christian Ellsworth is in his first season as Kansas State’s quarterbacks coach in 2026. Ellsworth returns to Manhattan after serving the last two seasons at Texas A&M, first as a senior offensive analyst and then as the program’s tight ends coach. He also previously worked at South Carolina (2022) and Nebraska (2023). His stint at Texas A&M isn’t the only time he has coached with head coach Collin Klein having worked as an offensive graduate assistant at K-State in 2020 and 2021. Additionally, he was a true freshman quarterback at Northern Iowa when Klein tutored that position group. In his first s

Connor Bennett returned to K-State in 2020 as an assistant athletic trainer working with the football program. Bennett, who served as a graduate assistant for the Wildcats for the 2014 and 2015 seasons, came back to Manhattan after serving as the head football athletic trainer the previous two seasons at Boise State. Bennett, who worked for the Broncos for three years overall, also served as a seasonal athletic trainer for with the San Francisco 49ers for the 2016 season, while he was a preseason intern for both Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners during the 2014 spring training, and worked a preseason internship with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013. Bennett earned his bachelor's degree in athletic training with a minor in biology from Boise State in 2013, while he obtained his master's degree in counseling and student development from K-State in 2016. A Certified Athletic Trainer and a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Bennett and his wife, Cheryl, have two sons, Silas and Elias.

THE PATTERSON FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 18th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Education: Lindenwood, 2002 (Bachelor's in Finance) Wife: Tiffany Children: Nyla, Nori COACHING EXPERIENCE 2009-12: Christian Brothers HS (Assistant Coach) 2013-14: Trinity Catholic HS (Offensive Coordinator) 2015-17: Trinity Catholic HS (Head Coach) 2018-20: Illinois (Tight Ends) 2021-22: Illinois (Running Backs) 2023-24: Purdue (Associate Head Coach/Wide Receivers) 2025: Oklahoma State (Running Backs) 2026: K-State (Running Backs) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2019: Redbox Bowl (Illinois) 2022: ReliaQuest Bowl (Illinois) An experienced skill position coach with eight years of work at Power 4 schools after a highly-successful stint as a high school head coach, Cory Patterson is in his first season coaching the Kansas State running backs in 2026. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Patterson most recently served as the running backs coach at Oklahoma State, where he coached five backs to a combined 1,172 yards and six touchdowns. Prior to that, he was the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at Purdue in addition to coaching five seasons at Illinois, the first three coaching the tight ends before moving to running backs for the final two campaigns. During his lone season in Stillwater, Patterson coached five running backs that combined for 1,172 rushing yards and six touchdowns. The Cowboys were led by Rodney Fields Jr. – who transferred to K-State for the 202

THE EMMANUEL FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Third in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Education: Charlotte, 2022 (Bachelor's in Sociology); Florida State, 2023 (Bachelor's in Social Science and Interdisciplinary Studies) COACHING EXPERIENCE 2024: Florida State (Defensive Graduate Assistant) 2025: Florida State (Offensive Analyst) 2026: K-State (Offensive Line Analyst) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2019: Bahamas Bowl (Charlotte)* 2022: Cheez-It Bowl (Florida State)* 2023: Orange Bowl (Florida State)* * As a Player D’Mitri Emmanuel is in his first season at K-State in 2026 as the program’s offensive line analyst. Emmanuel came to Manhattan after spending the previous two seasons at his alma mater, Florida State, working as an offensive analyst (2024) and defensive graduate assistant (2025). A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Emmanuel started 52 total games over his collegiate career at Charlotte and Florida State, including all 27 games over his two seasons for the Seminoles. He helped FSU produce a 23-4 record while leading the ACC in scoring offense both seasons. He earned All-ACC First Team honors and was selected an All-American by Phil Steele during his senior season of 2023 while playing both left and right guard. A two-time ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honoree, Emmanuel helped Florida State win an ACC Championship behind an undefeated regular season. The Seminoles led the conference in scoring offense, total touchdowns, rushing to

THE ILALIO FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: First in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Manhattan, Kan. Education: Kansas State, 2025 (Bachelor's in athletic training and rehabilitation sciences) Wife: Morgan Children: Oakley, Phoenix COACHING EXPERIENCE 2026: K-State (Defensive Graduate Assistant) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2021: Texas Bowl (K-State)* 2022: Sugar Bowl (K-State)* 2023: Pop-Tarts Bowl (K-State)* 2024: Rate Bowl (K-State)* * As a Player A four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats who played in 41 games with 28 starts over the last four seasons, Damian Ilalio is in his first season as a defensive graduate assistant in 2026. Ilalio enters the coaching profession immediately after helping the Wildcats earn a combined 34 wins over the last four years, including a 2022 Big 12 Championship thanks to a 31-28 overtime win over No. 3 TCU. In that game, Ilalio was in for the stop on 4th and Goal inside the one-yard line in overtime, which eventually led to K-State’s game-winning field goal. A 2025 All-Big 12 honoree, Ilalio came away with 65 career tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. In 2024, the Manhattan, Kansas, native produced 34 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks over 461 defensive snaps. It was the most tackles by a Wildcat interior defensive lineman since 2017 and the most TFLs and sacks since 2021. Included in that total was a safety against Kansas. Ilalio, who was voted a team captain as a senior, was a two-time Acade

THE LIDDLE FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 12th in 2026 Year at K-State: Ninth in 2026 Hometown: Oak Grove, Missouri Education: Kansas State, 2014 (Bachelor's in Political Science); Kansas State 2017 (MBA) Wife: Kelli Children: Scotti Jo COACHING EXPERIENCE 2015-16: K-State (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2017-20: K-State (Offensive Quality Control) 2021: Abilene Christian (Offensive Line) 2022-23: UTEP (Tight Ends/Fullbacks) 2024: K-State (Offensive Analyst) 2025-26: K-State (Assistant Offensive Line) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2010: Pinstripe Bowl (K-State)* 2011: Cotton Bowl (K-State)* 2012: Fiesta Bowl (K-State)* 2013: Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (K-State)* 2014: Alamo Bowl (K-State)* 2015: Liberty Bowl (K-State) 2016: Texas Bowl (K-State) 2017: Cactus Bowl (K-State) 2019: Liberty Bowl (K-State) 2024: Rate Bowl (K-State) * As a Player A former K-State offensive lineman, Drew Liddle enters his ninth season on staff at Kansas State in 2026 and second as the program’s assistant offensive line coach. Liddle is in his second stint on the Wildcat coaching staff as he returned to Manhattan in 2024 as an offensive analyst. In 2025, Liddle helped K-State rank 10th nationally by allowing 1.08 sacks per game, while the offensive line paved the way for 5.09 yards per carry to rank fifth in school history and 23rd in the country. The Wildcats broke a 71-year school record when they rushed for 472 yards at Utah and blocked for Joe Jackson’s school-record 293 rushing yards against the Utes. The 2

Emily Baustert is in her first season at Kansas State in 2026, serving as the Assistant Director of Football Operations. She came to K-State after serving the previous four seasons as the Director of Football Operations and NFL Liaison at Chattanooga under head coach Rusty Wright. While working with the Mocs, Baustert ran all aspects of day-to-day operations within the football office and worked with NFL scouts. She also assisted Wright with revenue share in the program's first year implementing the model and was entrusted with participating in the athletic department's NIL committee. During the Fall of 2023, she served as the interim recruiting coordinator. In 2026, Baustert was one of 40 women selected to participate in the NFL Women's Forum presented by AWS, held in conjunction with the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Prior to her time in Chattanooga, Baustert worked as a football operations assistant at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, under head coach Sparky McEwen. A native of Coopersville, Michigan, Baustert played golf at Davenport in 2016 and 2017 before obtaining her undergraduate degree in both accounting and sport management from Davenport in 2020 and earning her MBA from the university in 2022.

Greg Svarczkopf is in his first season as K-State's Director of Recruiting in 2026. This is Svarczkopf's second stint in the Big 12 as he came to Manhattan after spending the previous five seasons at Kansas as the Director of Recruiting, working for a portion of that time alongside current K-State Defensive Coordinator Jordan Peterson. Prior to his time at KU, Svarczkopf worked as both the Director of Recruiting and Director of On-Campus Recruiting at Army. Svarczkopf went to West Point after working three seasons at New Mexico, first as a graduate assistant before being promoted to Director of Recruiting. He originally went to Albuquerque in 2017 to serve as a graduate assistant coach working with the linebackers before switching to the offensive line and then ultimately getting into the recruiting side of the business. While at UNM, Svarczkopf also worked with Peterson. He worked one year as a graduate assistant coach working with the defensive line at Kent State. That came on the heels working with the defensive ends at the University of St. Francis, helping the team win a Co-Mid States Football Association Championship. He also worked at Trine University as he tutored the defensive tackles (2013) as well as the outside linebackers and defensive backs (2014). A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Svarczkopf played four seasons at Indiana University from 2008 to 2011. Immediately following his senior season, Svarczkopf served as a student assistant coach working with the linebac

Hank Jacobs is in his eighth season at Kansas State in 2026 and his first as the program's Assistant Director of Recruiting. During his time at K-State, Jacobs has been a part of a 2022 Big 12 Championship and five bowls teams. Jacobs was originally hired as Director of Football Administration in December 2018, coming to K-State from North Dakota State with former head coach Chris Klieman. During his 10-year run in Fargo, Jacobs was a part of seven national championship teams. He was originally hired in a full-time capacity in August 2015 as Director of Football Recruiting before being elevated to Director of Football Operations in 2016. In his previous position, Jacobs coordinated the day-to-day operations for the football staff, including team travel, campus visits and other recruiting activities. Jacobs was an offensive lineman on the NDSU football team from 2009 to 2011 before spending two years as an undergraduate assistant. He was a two-time Missouri Valley Football Conference honor roll member and earned the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award. Jacobs was named an offensive intern in 2014 and assisted the Bison staff in many of the same recruiting duties he assumed in the new position. A product of Beaver Dam High School in Wisconsin, he was an Associated Press all-state second team performer his senior year and was named Little Ten Conference Lineman of the Year. He was a three-time all-conference honoree. Jacobs graduated from North Dakota State in May 2014 with

Henry Broussard returned to his alma mater in 2026 to serve as K-State's assistant football equipment manager. A 2022 graduate of Kansas State, Broussard worked the past four seasons as an equipment intern for the Green Bay Packers, including the 2025 season in which he assisted position coaches with facilitating practice drills; building, repairing and cleaning all helmets; and logging information electronically for the NFL and the Packers. In between seasonal stints with the Packers, Broussard was an assistant equipment manager for the XFL's Seattle Sea Dragons during the 2023 season. A native of Stilwell, Kansas, Broussard was a student equipment manager at K-State for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He obtained his bachelor's degree in kinesiology while also earning a certificate in sports performance coaching from Kansas State in 2022.

THE REID FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Seventh in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Education: Furman, 2018 (Bachelor's in Business Administration) COACHING EXPERIENCE 2020: Georgia State (Strength and Conditioning Graduate Assistant) 2021: Virginia Tech (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) 2022: Virginia (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) 2023: Boise State (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) 2024-25: Boise State (Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning) 2026: K-State (Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2017: FCS Playoffs Second Round (Furman)* 2020: LendingTree Bowl (Georgia State) 2021: Pinstripe Bowl (Virginia Tech) 2023: LA Bowl (Boise State) 2024: CFP Quarterfinal at the Fiesta Bowl (Boise State) 2025: LA Bowl (Boise State) Jaylan Reid is in his first season at Kansas State in 2026 as the program’s associate director of strength and conditioning. Reid comes to Manhattan after spending the previous three seasons at Boise State, the first year as an assistant director of sports performance before serving as the associate director the last two seasons. He helped the Broncos earn a combined 29-13 record, which was highlighted by a 12-2 record in 2024. That season, Boise State won the Mountain West Championship and played in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals at the Fiesta Bowl. Prior to Boise State, Reid spent the 2022 season at Virginia after working the 2021 season a

THE JOHNSON FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 25th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Scandia, Kansas Education: Kansas, 2000 (Bachelor's in Sports Science); Loras College, 2005 (Master's in Athletic Administration) Wife: Nicki Children: Lane, Drew COACHING EXPERIENCE 2002: Wyoming (Graduate Assistant/Video Coordinator) 2003-04: Loras College (Defensive Backs) 2005: Loras College (Wide Receivers) 2006: Loras College (Defensive Backs) 2007-08: Northern Iowa (Video Coordinator/Assistant Defensive Backs) 2009-12: Northern Iowa (Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator) 2013-16: Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) 2017-21: Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs) 2022: Kent State (Defensive Coordinator) 2023: Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator) 2024: Louisiana Tech (Defensive Coordinator) 2025: Coastal Carolina (Defensive Coordinator/Interim Head Coach) 2026: K-State (Defensive Backs) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2007: FCS Playoffs Second Round (Northern Iowa) 2008: FCS Semifinals (Northern Iowa) 2010: FCS Playoffs (Northern Iowa) 2011: FCS Playoffs Second Round (Northern Iowa) 2014: FCS Playoffs Second Round (Northern Iowa) 2015: FCS Quarterfinals (Northern Iowa) 2017: FCS Playoffs Second Round (Northern Iowa) 2018: FCS Playoffs Second Round (Northern Iowa) 2019: FCS Quarterfinals (Northern Iowa) 2021: FCS Playoffs (Northern Iowa) 2024: Independence Bowl (Louisiana Tech) 2025: Independence Bowl (Coastal Carolina) Jeremiah Johnson, a 24-year defens

THE JACOBS FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 13th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Waukesha, Wisconsin Education: Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016 (Bachelor's in Kinesiology-Exercise Science); LSU, 2019 (Master's in Kinesiology-Pedagogy and Psychological Wife: Alyssa Children: Beau Anna, Fitzgerald, Milo COACHING EXPERIENCE 2014-16: Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Student Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) 2016-17: LSU (Graduate Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) 2018-19: LSU (Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning) 2020-21: LSU (Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning) 2022-23: Duke (Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning/Director of Football Applied Sports Science) 2024-25: Texas A&M (Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning/Director of Football Applied Sports Science) 2026: K-State (Director of Strength and Conditioning) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2021: Texas Bowl (LSU) 2022: Military Bowl (Duke) 2023: Birmingham Bowl (Duke) 2024: Las Vegas Bowl (Texas A&M) 2025: College Football Playoff (Texas A&M) An Army veteran who has worked at three Power 4 schools since 2016, Jeremy Jacobs is in his first season as Kansas State’s Director of Strength and Conditioning. Jacobs comes to Manhattan after working the last two seasons at Texas A&M as the Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning and Director of Football Applied Sports Science. While in College Station, Jacobs helped the Aggies earn a combined 19-7 rec

THE CLEMENTS FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 27th in 2026 Year at K-State: 12th in 2026 Hometown: Emporia, Kan. Education: Kansas State, 1999 (Bachelor's in ...

THE DOVE FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Fourth in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Winnsboro, South Carolina Education: South Carolina, 2023 (Bachelor's in Sport and Entertainment Management) COACHING EXPERIENCE 2023-24: South Carolina (Graduate Assistant) 2025: South Carolina (Defensive Assistant) 2026: K-State (Defensive Tackles) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2024: Citrus Bowl (South Carolina) Jordan Dove is in his first season at Kansas State in 2026 working with the Wildcat defensive tackles. He came to Manhattan after spending the previous three seasons at South Carolina, first as a graduate assistant in 2023 and 2024, while he was a defensive assistant in 2025, working primarily with the defensive tackles. Over the past three years, Dove was part of a Gamecock defensive staff that saw their unit produce a combined 63 turnovers to tie for 20th in the nation and rank third in the SEC. He aided in the development of four NFL players, including draft picks Zacch Pickens (2023 3rd round by Chicago), TJ Sanders (2025 2nd round by Buffalo) and Tonka Hemingway (2025 4th round by Las Vegas). This past season, Dove tutored a USC defensive tackle unit that ranked first in the SEC and fourth in Power 4 in tackles (according to Pro Football Focus), while they were third in the conference and 11th in the Power 4 in tackles for loss. In 2024, the Gamecocks earned a 9-4 record and a trip to the Citrus Bowl as they finished No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25. Dove was part of a

THE PETERSON FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 17th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Lexington, Texas High School: Lexington Education: Texas A...

THE BUFORD FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 21st in 2026 Year at K-State: Third in 2026 Hometown: Alma, Missouri Education: Baker, 2006 (Bachelor's in Physical Education and Secondary Education); Baker, 2007 (Master's in Educational Leadership) Wife: Kelsey Children: Everly, Brooks COACHING EXPERIENCE 2006-07: Baker (Graduate Assistant/Wide Receivers) 2008-10: Excelsior Springs High School (Wide Receivers/JV Head Coach) 2011-12: William Jewell College (Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator) 2013-15: Excelsior Springs High School (Head Coach) 2016-20: Park Hill High School (Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach) 2021: Hawai'i (Defensive Quality Control) 2022-23: K-State (Offensive Analyst) 2024-25: Texas A&M (Assistant Quarterbacks) 2026: K-State (Inside Receivers) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2021: Hawai'i Bowl (Hawai'i) 2022: Sugar Bowl (K-State) 2023: Pop-Tarts Bowl (K-State) 2024: Las Vegas Bowl (Texas A&M) 2025: College Football Playoff (Texas A&M) A former high school coach in the Kansas City Metro area with ties to colleges within the region, Josh Buford enters his third season overall at K-State in 2026 and first as the program’s inside receivers coach. Buford is entering his second tenure at K-State having served as an offensive analyst in 2022 and 2023. He spent the previous two seasons at Texas A&M as assistant quarterbacks coach where he helped the Aggies to an 11-2 record and a berth into the College Football Playoff in 2025. In 2025, the Aggies ranked in the top 35 n

Kacey Harper Feldkamp enters her 22nd season at Kansas State in 2026, and eighth as the Director of Football Operations. She assists with a majority of the d...

Kelsie Johnson is in her first season serving as K-State's Director of On-Campus Recruiting in 2026. Johnson came to Manhattan after working the 2025 season at Purdue as an Assistant Director of Football Recruiting Strategy. While in West Lafayette, Indiana, Johnson oversaw operations of various recruiting events such as gamedays, junior days, and both unofficial and official visits. She also handled travel logistics for both recruits and coaches, NCAA eligibility and weekly recruiting communication while working closely with creative, graphics, video and social teams to develop a consistent message and branding for recruiting. Her time at Purdue came on the heels of working five seasons as a recruiting specialist while obtaining her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Oklahoma. She assisted in the Sooners signing three top-10 recruiting classes by playing a key role in operations and logistics of recruiting events in addition to overseeing recruiting student workers. She got her start in the field by working as a gameday recruiting assistant in 2019. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in African and African American studies from Oklahoma in 2023, while she added a master's degree in Adult and Higher Education with a concentration in Intercollegiate Athletics in 2025.

Lance Yancy is in his sixth season at K-State in 2026. He spent his first two seasons at K-State as an assistant strength and conditioning coach but transiti...

Maddi Gage is in her fifth season at K-State in 2026 and first as the program's Director of Player Engagement. She originally came to K-State as the Wildcats' Director of On-Campus Recruiting. In her role, Gage supports the holistic growth and success of football student-athletes by managing player onboarding, personal development initiatives, academic collaboration, parent communication, and on-campus recruiting experiences and recruiting strategies. She also assists with staff events, team functions, and program-wide culture efforts. While working as the Director of On-Campus Recruiting, Gage helped coordinate all official and unofficial visits to Manhattan, collaborating with various departments within K-State Athletics, the K-State campus and the community. Gage came to Kansas State from Temple where she was most recently the Director of On-Campus Recruiting, leading the on-campus recruiting efforts for the Owls from March to June of 2022. For the 2021 football season, Gage was at Georgia Southern where she served as the Director of On-Campus Recruiting. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Gage is a 2014 graduate of Maize High School. After graduation, she attended Hutchinson Community College and was a member of the volleyball team from 2014 to 2016. She graduated with her Associate's Degree in Business from Hutch in 2016 before transferring to Oklahoma State in 2016 where she completed her Bachelor's in Sports Management and Marketing. Gage then pursued her Master's in Adult a

THE YATES FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 25th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Education: Boise State, 2000 (Bachelor's in Social Science) Children: Eric, Kaybrie COACHING EXPERIENCE 2001-02: Montana State (Assistant Defensive Backs) 2003-05: Boise State (Cornerbacks) 2006-10: Boise State (Defensive Backs) 2011: Boise State (Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs) 2012-13: Texas A&M (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs) 2014-15: Boise State (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties) 2016: Arizona (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) 2017: Arizona (Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks) 2018: Arizona (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) 2019: Arizona (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties) 2020: California (Defensive Backs) 2021: Oregon (Passing Game Coordinator/Secondary) 2022-24: Texas Tech (Passing Game Coordinator/Secondary) 2026: K-State (Cornerbacks) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 1999: Humanitarian Bowl (Boise State)* 2002: FCS Playoffs (Montana State) 2003: Fort Worth Bowl (Boise State) 2004: Liberty Bowl (Boise State) 2005: MPC Computers Bowl (Boise State) 2006: Fiesta Bowl (Boise State) 2007: Hawai'i Bowl (Boise State) 2008: Poinsettia Bowl (Boise State) 2009: Fiesta Bowl (Boise State) 2010: Las Vegas Bowl (Boise STate) 2011: Las Vegas Bowl (Boise State) 2012: Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M) 2013: Chick-fil-A Bowl (Texas A&M) 2014: Fiesta Bowl (Boise State) 2015: Poinsettia Bowl (Boise State) 2017: Foster Farms Bowl (Arizona) 2021: Alamo Bowl (Oregon) 2022: T

Matthew Greenwald began working with the K-State football program in 2021 as an assistant athletic trainer. Greenwald came to Manhattan after serving as an assistant athletic trainer for two years at Sacramento State working specifically with the football program. Prior to that, he was the head athletic trainer for the women's soccer and softball teams for the previous three seasons. A graduate of Sacramento State in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in athletic training, Greenwald worked as a student athletic trainer for two years before becoming a graduate assistant at Monterey Peninsula College for two years. He then went on to American River College for one year before returning to Sacramento State. A Certified Athletic Trainer, Greenwald earned his master's degree in athletic training from San Jose State in May 2015. Greenwald and his wife, Erin – who is an assistant athletic trainer at K-State working with the track & field program – has one son, Declan.

THE KARDULIS FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 11th in 2026 Year at K-State: Sixth in 2026 Hometown: Burnsville, North Carolina Education: Emory & Henry, 2015 ...

Matt Thomason enters his 25th season working with the Kansas State football program in 2026 and 11th as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athle...

Mindy Hoffman is in her 21st year overall at K-State in 2026 and eighth as the Head Football Athletic Trainer. Hoffman, who is entering her 20th season worki...

Natalie Crimmins was hired as the program coordinator for K-State Football prior to the 2022 season. Her primary responsibilities include coordinating all aspects of the Golden Cats program, organizing various events put on by the football program and maintaining Coach Klieman's schedule. Crimmins moved over to the football program after working for the Ahearn Fund as their gift processing coordinator. While obtaining her undergraduate degree, Crimmins served as a premium seat hospitality attendant and worked on the annual Powercat Auction while serving as a receptionist on a daily basis for Ahearn Fund Athletic Hospitality. Concurrently, Crimmins worked for the KSU Foundation as a stewardship and donor engagement student assistant. A native of Topeka, Kansas, Crimmins earned her bachelor's degree in hospitality management with an emphasis in convention, meeting and event management from Kansas State in May 2020. She also obtained minors in business and leadership studies.

THE TOTH FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 27th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Education: Ohio, 1999 (Bachelor's in Political Science); Ohio, 2002 (Master's in Athletic Administration) Wife: Jennifer Children: Nicholas IV, Michael, Johnathon, Susan COACHING EXPERIENCE 2000-01: Ohio (Graduate Assistant) 2002: Dakota State (Defensive Backs) 2003: Ohio (Tight Ends) 2004: Ohio (Defensive Line) 2005: Elon (Defensive Backs) 2006: Mercyhurst (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs) 2007-08: Ashland (Defensive Coordinator) 2009: The Citadel (Special Teams/Defensive Backs) 2010-11: Texas A&M (Outside Linebackers/Special Teams) 2012-15: Fresno State (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers) 2016: Fresno State (Inside Linebackers) 2017: Air Force (Spurs/Nickels) 2018-20: UCF (Special Teams Coordinator) 2021: Oregon (Outside Linebackers) 2022-25: Air Force (Safeties) 2026: K-State ( Linebackers) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2007: NCAA Division II Playoffs (Ashland) 2008: NCAA Division II Second Round (Ashland) 2010: Cotton Bowl (Texas A&M) 2011: Texas Bowl (Texas A&M) 2012: Hawai'i Bowl (Fresno State) 2013: Las Vegas Bowl (Fresno State) 2014: Hawai'i Bowl (Fresno State) 2018: Fiesta Bowl (UCF) 2019: Gasparilla Bowl (UCF) 2020: Boca Raton Bowl (UCF) 2021: Alamo Bowl (Oregon) 2022: Armed Forces Bowl (Air Force) 2023: Armed Forces Bowl (Air Force) A veteran college football coach who has worked with all three levels of the defense during his 25-year career, Nick Tot

THE MASON FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 18th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C. Education: Appalachian State, 2013 (Bachelor's in History and Social Studies Education) Wife: Marcie Children: Jackson, Grady COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-12: Appalachian State (Student Assistant Coach) 2013: Gardner-Webb (Defensive Intern) 2014: Burns High School (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary) 2015: Gardner-Webb (Defensive Graduate Assistant) 2016: Texas State (Defensive Graduate Assistant) 2017: Texas State (Safeties) 2018: Texas State (Outside Linebackers) 2019-21: North Carolina (Defensive Analyst) 2022: Eastern Alamance High School (Defensive Backs) 2023: Seaforth High School (Defensive Backs) 2024-25: Texas A&M (Assistant Linebackers) 2026: K-State (Outside Linebackers) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2019: Military Bowl (North Carolina) 2020: Orange Bowl (North Carolina) 2021: Duke's Mayo Bowl (North Carolina) 2024: Las Vegas Bowl (Texas A&M) 2025: College Football Playoff (Texas A&M) Preston Mason is in his first season at Kansas State in 2026 coaching the outside linebackers. He came to Manhattan after spending the previous two seasons at Texas A&M, while he has also worked at North Carolina, Texas State and Gardner-Webb. While in College Station, Mason helped Texas A&M to an 11-2 record and a trip to the College Football Playoff. The Aggies led the nation in third down defense (22.9%), while they ranked second in sacks (3.31 per game) and tackles for loss (8.5 p

Scott Trausch joined K-State in 2013 as the department's first Director of Sports Nutrition. In his role, Trausch oversees the development of all nutritional protocols for all 16 varsity teams, including performance-fueling strategies, team and individual nutrition education, hydration, and body composition testing. Trausch is responsible for the development and coordination of optimal performance nutrition services for the K-State football team. In this role, he consults with football student-athletes, coordinates strategic individual fueling plans, oversees the logistics of all team meals and travel, and gameday nutrition protocols. Trausch is also a member of the football program's optimal performance team as he collaborates with several members of the sports medicine and strength and conditioning staff to ensure players are at their peak performance for practices and games. Trausch manages the overall daily operation of the Ahearn Fund Performance Table. He assists the Executive Chef and Sodexo General Manager in planning, organizing, and managing the daily production, distribution and service of all meals served to student athletes. Trausch began his career at the University of Nebraska as a student intern with the Nebraska Football team from 2008-2011. In 2011 he took over the full-time role in Sports Nutrition managing all sports nutrition services for the football team from 2011-2013. A Nebraska alumnus, Trausch earned degrees in Dietetics and Nutrition and Exercise H

THE OHARA FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 20th in 2026 Year at K-State: Sixth in 2026 Hometown: San Jose, Calif. Education: Arizona, 2008 (Bachelor's in Mole...

THE GLEESON FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 20th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Glen Ridge, N.J. Education: Williams College, 2007 (Bachelor's in English) Wife: Lauren Children: Eamon, Patrick, William COACHING EXPERIENCE 2007-10: Delbarton School (Assistant Coach) 2011-12: Fairleigh Dickinson (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2013-15: Princeton (Running Backs) 2016: Princeton (Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator) 2017-18: Princeton (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2019: Oklahoma State (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2020-22: Rutgers (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) 2023: Northwestern (Senior Offensive Analyst) 2024: Missouri (Offensive Analayst/Quarterbacks) 2025: Missouri (Quarterbacks) 2026: K-State (Offensive Coordinator) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2019: Texas Bowl (Oklahoma State) 2021: Gator Bowl (Rutgers) 2023: Las Vegas Bowl (Northwestern) 2024: Music City Bowl (Missouri) 2025: Gator Bowl (Missouri) A 19-year coaching veteran who has presided over explosive offenses during his eight seasons as a coordinator, Sean Gleason is in his first season as Kansas State’s offensive coordinator in 2026. Gleeson comes to Manhattan from Missouri where he spent the last two seasons working with the Tiger quarterbacks. This will be his second tour of duty in the Big 12 having served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma State in 2019. He left Stillwater to be the offensive coordinator for three seasons at Rutgers. Prior to that,

THE WYATT FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Second in 2026 Year at K-State: Second in 2026 Hometown: Friendswood, Texas Education: Kansas State, 2023 (Bachelor...

THE WEBER FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 10th in 2026 Year at K-State: Fifth in 2026 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Education: Kansas State, 2015 (Bachelor's in Accounting); Kansas State, 2016 (Master's in Accounting); Kansas State, 2019 (Master's in Business Administration) Wife: Natalie COACHING RESUME 2017-18: Kansas State (Offensive Graduate Assistant) 2019-20: Kansas State (Special Teams Quality Control) 2021-22: South Carolina (Special Teams Analyst) 2023-25: Toledo (Special Teams Coordinator) 2026: Kansas State (Special Teams Coordinator) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2011: Cotton Bowl (K-State)* 2012: Fiesta Bowl (K-State)* 2013: Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (K-State)* 2014: Alamo Bowl (K-State)* 2015: Liberty Bowl (K-State)* 2017: Cactus Bowl (K-State) 2019: Liberty Bowl (K-State) 2021: Duke's Mayo Bowl (South Carolina) 2022: Gator Bowl (South Carolina) 2023: Arizona Bowl (Toledo) 2024: GameAbove Sports Bowl (Toledo) 2025: Boca Raton Bowl (Toledo) * As a Player A former special teams standout and four-year staff member at Kansas State, Stanton Weber is in his first season as the Wildcats’ special teams coordinator in 2026. Weber has spent the last three seasons as the special teams coordinator at Toledo as he was named a finalist for the 2024 Special Teams Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop in addition to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 35 Under 35 Leadership Institute. Prior to his time at Toledo, he spent two seasons as a special teams analyst at South

Taylor Braet enters his 19th year at Kansas State in 2024 and his 12th as the Director of Football Recruiting. Over the first seven seasons at K-State, Braet...

THE WARD FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 25th in 2026 Year at K-State: Second in 2026 Hometown: Tallahassee, Florida Education: UCF, 2001 (Bachelor's in Crim...

THE DeRUYTER FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: 39th in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Long Beach, California Education: Air Force Academy, 1985 (Bachelor's in Management); Regis, 1992 (MBA in Market Strategy) Wife: Kara Children: Jake, Christina COACHING EXPERIENCE 1985: Air Force (Defensive Graduate Assistant) 1989: Air Force (Inside Linebackers) 1990: Air Force (Outside Linebackers) 1991-92: Air Force (Secondary) 1995-98: Ohio (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs) 1999-00: Navy (Defensive Coordinator) 2001: Navy (Defensive Backs) 2002-04: Ohio (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs) 2005-06: Nevada (Co-Defensive Coordiantor/Safeties) 2007: Air Force (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties) 2008-09: Air Force (Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach) 2010-11: Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach) 2012-16: Fresno State (Head Coach) 2017: California (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers) 2018-19: California (Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers) 2020: California (Defensive Coordinator/Associate Head Coach/Inside Linebackers) 2021: Oregon (Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers) 2022-24: Texas Tech (Defensive Coordinator) 2026: K-State (Assistant Head Coach for Defense) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 1982: Fall of Fame Bowl (Air Force)* 1983: Independence Bowl (Air Force)* 1984: Independence Bowl (Air Force)* 1985: Bluebonnet Bowl (Air Force) 1989: Liberty Bowl (Air Force) 1990: Liberty Bowl (Air Force) 1991: Liberty Bowl (Air Force) 1992: Liberty

THE CARTER FILE PERSONAL Year in Coaching: Second in 2026 Year at K-State: First in 2026 Hometown: Valdosta, Georgia Education: LSU, 2021 (Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies) Wife: Hillary Children: Lilly, Juliet COACHING EXPERIENCE 2025: Texas A&M (Strength and Conditioning Intern) 2026: K-State (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2017: Citrus Bowl (LSU)* 2018: Fiesta Bowl (LSU)* 2019: Peach Bowl (LSU) 2019: CFP National Championship (LSU)* 2025: College Football Playoff (Texas A&M) * As a Player Tory Carter is in his first season at K-State in 2026 serving as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He comes to Manhattan after working one season at Texas A&M alongside current K-State Director of Strength and Conditioning Jeremy Jacobs. He helped the Aggies earn an 11-2 record and a trip to the College Football Playoff in 2025. Cater was a four-year standout fullback for LSU, playing in 42 games with six starts during his career. He helped the Tigers win the 2019 National Championship, while LSU was the 2019 SEC Champion and won both the 2019 Peach Bowl and 2018 Fiesta Bowl. Following his time at LSU, Carter signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans and played in 17 games with five starts over the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He also worked at Southern Football Academy in his hometown of Valdosta, Georgia. Carter earned his bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on sports studies, leadership and communicatio

Trey Scott, who worked 11 years in player personnel with NFL clubs and the last three years as a coaches and executives agent, is in his first season as the program's General Manager in 2026. Scott brings a unique, well-rounded prospective to Kansas State in the new era of college athletics as he has traveled throughout Division I football as a scout for two NFL clubs before handling contract negotiations over the last several years. In his role in Manhattan, Scott will manage the composition of the football roster and, in consultation with head coach Collin Klein and assistant coaches, determine strategies to retain current student-athletes and attract prospective student-athletes. After concluding his playing days as a K-State quarterback in 2010, Scott began in professional football as a pro personnel assistant with the Washington Redskins in 2011. He received an opportunity to work for the Oakland Raiders in 2012 and moved to Las Vegas when the franchise was relocated in 2020. Starting as a Midwest scout of the Raiders, Scott earned multiple promotions, culminating with the title of assistant director of player personnel where he oversaw all aspects of the personnel department. Scott left the Raiders in 2022 to lead the coaching and executives division of Rep 1 Sports before the company was acquired by Excel Sports Management in 2023. For Excel Sports, Scott represented some of the top college football and NFL coaches in addition to front office members with his primary f