Kansas State finally took a punch this past Saturday, September 26, dropping their first game of the season 31-26 at Cincinnati. After a blazing 3-0 start, the Wildcats got humbled a bit on the road. But if you thought head coach Collin Klein would be anything but steady after his first career loss, then you haven’t been paying attention to the kind of leader this guy truly is.
From 3-0 Joy to the First Real Test
Special teams coordinator Stanton Weber has watched Klein for years, seeing him as a legendary quarterback for the school and now getting a front-row seat to his head coaching debut. Over those first three weeks, Weber saw the celebration, the pure joy filling the locker room as the team racked up wins. But here’s the kicker: Klein never let them get complacent. He knew there were always areas to improve, always something to work on, even when things were clicking. That kind of mindset is just built different.
Klein’s Unwavering Approach After The L
So, how does a coach handle that first loss? For Klein, it’s exactly what Weber expected, and that’s the real story here. Weber observed everything in the aftermath, and nothing about Klein’s approach has surprised him. He put it perfectly, saying, “I’m impressed with him as a human being in general; I’m impressed with him as a head coach, and nothing that he’s said has surprised me. It’s just the lessons that have been instilled in us by one of the best (Bill Snyder) on how to handle winning and losing. The reality of this game, whether we won or lost, is that we still have the same corrections to make and the same emphases to apply to all of our players. And that’s exactly what he’s done.” That says it all, doesn’t it? It is that steady, consistent leadership, forged by the very best, that shows what Klein is made of. The corrections need to happen regardless of the scoreboard, and he is laser-focused on that.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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