(STATS) – The coaching search at Kansas State might have focus on Chris Klieman, but the North Dakota State coach says his is elsewhere.
“My focus is going to be on Colgate,” Klieman said Monday.
Unbeaten North Dakota State is one playoff win into its FCS title defense and will host Colgate in a national quarterfinal on Saturday.
Klieman, who has a 66-6 record in five seasons, said he understands why his name is rumored with the Kansas State coaching position, which opened when long-time coach Bill Snyder announced his retirement on Sunday. Gene Taylor, the athletic director at the Big 12 school, was previously at NDSU and promoted Klieman to head coach following Craig Bohl’s departure after the 2013 season.
If NDSU (12-0) wins another FCS title, it would be Klieman’s fourth as a head coach and tie him with Youngstown State’s Jim Tressel for the most in FCS history. Klieman was an assistant on the Bison’s first three of six championship teams in the 2010s.
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