The Kansas State Wildcats have extended Chris Klieman's contract for an additional eight seasons.

On Monday, Kansas State University extended the contract of their football coach, Chris Klieman, for eight years. The new agreement will provide an average annual salary of $5.5 million and has the potential to keep Klieman with the Wildcats, who are the current Big 12 champions, until the 2030 season.
The new agreement worth $44 million takes the place of the previous contract that was set to expire after the 2026 season. The previous contract paid Klieman an average of $4 million per year.
Klieman stated that the success achieved in the initial four years is a result of the culture established by the players and staff.
I am thrilled to keep guiding this football team and present a competitive performance each season at the topmost level. Klieman also mentioned that Kansas State, located approximately 2 hours away from Kansas City and facing some geographical challenges in recruiting, possesses all the necessary resources to regularly compete for championships.
The Cowboys scout expressed a touching response when his son was drafted in the sixth round. Additionally, there is a recently constructed indoor training facility located near Bill Snyder Family Stadium, which has undergone extensive renovations and is now considered one of the top college football stadiums.
According to Gene Taylor, the athletic director who recruited Chris Klieman from North Dakota State to take over for the retired Bill Snyder, Klieman has accomplished an incredible feat in just four years by creating a program that not only won a Big 12 championship but also instilled a sense of pride in the players and maintained a culture of winning.
Taylor expressed the desire to maintain the progress that he and his team have encouraged.
We are thrilled that Chris will be heading our football program for a long time. Chris, who is 55 years old, achieved four national titles in five years at North Dakota State, which competes in a lower division of football. However, some people were unsure if his success would carry over to the highest level of college football. For more sports news, click here to visit FOXNEWS.COM.
It appears that it is indeed the case.
In his initial year, Klieman achieved an 8-5 record and made it to the Liberty Bowl. However, due to the pandemic, his team's performance declined to 4-6 in the following season. In the subsequent year, he managed to secure another 8-5 record and won the Texas Bowl, which helped his team gain momentum for the next season.
The Wildcats, with the help of their All-American running back Deuce Vaughn and defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah (who was later picked in the first round by the Kansas City Chiefs), emerged victorious in the Big 12 championship game against TCU. However, TCU managed to make it to the College Football Playoffs despite their loss.
Kansas State had not won a conference title since 2012, during Snyder's second stint in Manhattan, Kansas.
In four seasons with the Wildcats, Klieman has a record of 30-20. His overall college coaching record of 102-33 is one of the highest winning percentages in history.
Over the first four years, no other Kansas State coach has achieved as many as 30 wins.
This season, Kansas State is expected to compete for the Big 12 championship once again.
The Wildcats are bringing back their quarterback Will Howard, as well as all five of their starting offensive linemen and a number of key players on defense, such as linebacker Daniel Green and safety Kobe Savage.
The team brought in Treshaun Ward, who transferred from Florida State, to take over for Vaughn as the running back. Additionally, they acquired Keegan Johnson from Iowa as well as one of the most impressive groups of freshmen in the school's history.
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