Kansas State and head coach Chris Kleiman are working towards a new contract according to ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel.
Thamel also reports that the deal is expected to extend Chris Klieman through the 2030 season and will be for a total of $44 million, an average of $5.5 million per season.
Kleiman is set to enter his fifth year in Manhattan and is coming off his best season yet with the Wildcats leading them to a 10-4 record and a Big 12 Championship.
Through his first four seasons, Kleiman is 30-20 and has posted three seasons of eight wins or more. The Wildcats have been ranked in each of his four seasons and have reached as high as No. 11 in the AP Poll.
The former North Dakota State head coach has carried over much of the success that legendary Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder had during his last stint with the program. From 2009 through 2019, Snyder posted six seasons of eight wins or more and only had two losing seasons.
The success of Kleiman shouldn’t come as a surprise. Prior to his time with the Wildcats, Klieman led the North Dakota State Bison to four NCAA championships at the FCS level over five seasons. During his five years with North Dakota State, he went 69-6 overall and 36-4 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play.