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Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley calls for a time out during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Manhattan, Kan. Kansas State won 48-41. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
No. 9 Oklahoma and Iowa State need rebound wins in Big 12

By Stephen Hawkins Nov. 07, 2019 03:00 AM EST

FILE - In this April 14, 2019, file photo, Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman leads his team through their final NCAA college spring football practice in Manhattan, Kan. Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson went through the ringer his first two seasons in Manhattan, never quite feeling confident of himself under longtime coach Bill Snyder. But with the arrival of Chris Klieman, the junior signal-caller has taken over the leadership of a team that has bowl expectations under its new head coach. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)
K-State's Skylar Thompson emerges from football doldrums

By Dave Skretta Aug. 21, 2019 03:04 PM EDT

FILE - This combination of file photos shows new Kansas football coach Les Miles, left, at an NCAA college football news conference in Lawrence, Kan., Nov. 18, 2018, and Chris Klieman introduced as the 35th Kansas State head football coach in Manhattan, Kan., Dec. 12, 2018. The two schools took vastly different approaches to hiring new head coaches. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
New coaches at Kansas, K-State are studies in contrast

By Dave Skretta Aug. 21, 2019 02:26 AM EDT