A swarm of purple-clad fans filled Pumphouse on Wednesday afternoon to welcome newly-hired Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman in his first public appearance in Wichita.
Klieman addressed the fans for 10 minutes, drawing applause five times, then met individually with K-State fans for the next hour. He posed for pictures, signed autographs and connected with Wichitans in part of the “Cover 4” tour that saw him do the same in Garden City, Dallas and Overland Park.
In between those stops, Klieman was stopping by television studios and calling into radio stations for interviews. It was a 48-hour media blitz and near the end of it Wednesday morning, Klieman was loving every second of it.