Some stories come in with a loud bang and are over; others make a quiet but constant hum all year long. That’s the difficulty in ranking the top news stories of 2015.
Krause, who died Wednesday from cancer at age 70, was in on hiring Snyder both times he took over as football coach. But it wasn’t just that; it was the loyalty, the caring and the attitude Krause demonstrated over three decades that Snyder appreciated so much.
The following is the full text of the speech Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder made Tuesday night at the College Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York .