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per CBS:
Bill Snyder is fond of saying that, even at age 77, he's not the senior member of Kansas State's football staff.
That honor would go to Snyder's son, Sean, whose service to the program has been nearly unending since 1989. As a player, All-American, assistant coach and special teams coordinator, Sean has been a Wildcat for all but a couple of years of his adult life.
But it's that family tie where the future of Kansas State football pivots into the unknown.
It's hard to recall a more vulnerable major-college program that has hinged on such a contentious line of succession. Bill is the oldest coach in the FBS. His son is dad's hand-picked successor.
That would complete the longest coach-in-waiting saga in the sport's history.
Bill has not wavered in his burning desire for Sean, 47, to take over. This despite Sean never being so much as an offensive or defensive coordinator.
"I have a strong belief and my preference is Sean," Bill Snyder told ESPN last year. "He knows more about our football program than anyone. He runs our program."
We're at this point because Bill is nearing 80 and just beat throat cancer. It's logical to assume the end of his Hall of Fame career is near. That's not heresy. Even for the indestructible Snyder, change is inevitable.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ether-bill-snyders-son-will-be-his-successor/
Go Gophers!!
Bill Snyder is fond of saying that, even at age 77, he's not the senior member of Kansas State's football staff.
That honor would go to Snyder's son, Sean, whose service to the program has been nearly unending since 1989. As a player, All-American, assistant coach and special teams coordinator, Sean has been a Wildcat for all but a couple of years of his adult life.
But it's that family tie where the future of Kansas State football pivots into the unknown.
It's hard to recall a more vulnerable major-college program that has hinged on such a contentious line of succession. Bill is the oldest coach in the FBS. His son is dad's hand-picked successor.
That would complete the longest coach-in-waiting saga in the sport's history.
Bill has not wavered in his burning desire for Sean, 47, to take over. This despite Sean never being so much as an offensive or defensive coordinator.
"I have a strong belief and my preference is Sean," Bill Snyder told ESPN last year. "He knows more about our football program than anyone. He runs our program."
We're at this point because Bill is nearing 80 and just beat throat cancer. It's logical to assume the end of his Hall of Fame career is near. That's not heresy. Even for the indestructible Snyder, change is inevitable.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ether-bill-snyders-son-will-be-his-successor/
Go Gophers!!