Coaches
Collin Klein
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Collin Klein*
Head coach, Kansas State · Played at Kansas State 2008-2012 · alma mater (CFBD): Kansas State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Kansas State | Analyst | DQC/GA | Bill Snyder |
| 2016 | Northern Iowa | Position | QB | not known |
| 2017 | Kansas State | Position | QB | Bill Snyder |
| 2018 | Kansas State | OC | co-OC/QB✓ | Bill Snyder |
| 2019-2021 | Kansas State | Position | QB | Chris Klieman |
| 2022-2023 | Kansas State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Chris Klieman |
| 2024-2025 | Texas A&M | OC | OC/QB✓ | Mike Elko* |
| 2026- | Kansas State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas State | Co-offensive coordinator | 101 | 98 | 90 | 44 | 130 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | Offensive coordinator | 39 | 43 | 63 | 22 | 131 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | Offensive coordinator | 29 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 133 |
| 2024 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator | 54 | 52 | 36 | 50 | 134 |
| 2025 | Texas A&M | Offensive coordinator | 29 | 35 | 32 | 54 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 4-5 | - → - | 64 | 103 | 4.5 | 50% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2014-2018 (Analyst, GA, OC, Position)
- Chris Klieman · Kansas State 2019-2023 (OC, Position)
- Mike Elko* · Texas A&M 2024-2025 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 4
- Jeremiah Johnson · Kansas State 2026 (Position)
- Jordan Peterson · Kansas State 2026 (DC, Position)
- Sean Gleeson · Kansas State 2026 (OC)
- Tim DeRuyter · Kansas State 2026 (Other)
Coached together
- Andre Coleman · Kansas State 2014-2018 · him Analyst, GA, OC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bill Snyder · Kansas State 2014-2018 · him Analyst, GA, OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dana Dimel · Kansas State 2014-2017 · him Analyst, GA, Position, them OC, Position
- Del Miller · Kansas State 2014-2015 · him Analyst, GA, them OC, Position
- Mike Cox · Kansas State 2014-2015 · him Analyst, GA, them Position
- Tom Hayes · Kansas State 2014-2017 · him Analyst, GA, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeremiah Johnson · Northern Iowa 2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Mark Farley · Northern Iowa 2016 · him Position, them Head coach
- Todd Sturdy · Northern Iowa 2016 · him Position, them OC
- Blake Seiler · Kansas State 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Brian Norwood · Kansas State 2018 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris Klieman · Kansas State 2019-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Conor Riley · Kansas State 2019-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Courtney Messingham · Kansas State 2019-2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Joe Klanderman · Kansas State 2019-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Scottie Hazelton · Kansas State 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Van Malone · Kansas State 2019-2023 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Stanard · Kansas State 2020-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Holmon Wiggins · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jay Bateman · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jordan Peterson · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Mike Elko* · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Sean Spencer · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Trooper Taylor · Texas A&M 2024-2025 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- John Perry · Texas A&M 2025 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jeremiah Johnson · Kansas State 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jordan Peterson · Kansas State 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Sean Gleeson · Kansas State 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Tim DeRuyter · Kansas State 2026 · him Head coach, them Other
Played together
- Billy Cosh · Kansas State 2010