Reports: Del Miller retiring, Collin Klein returning

There’s big K-State coaching news today, first reported by Tim Fitzgerald at GoPowercat last night (behind the paywall), and confirmed this morning by Kellis Robinett of the Star/Eagle. Wildcat co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Del Miller is reportedly retiring, and he’ll be replaced in the latter role by former K-State quarterback and current Northern Iowa assistant coach Collin Klein.

In a coaching environment where Bill Snyder has reportedly fought hard to keep his staff together, the move is both surprising and not very much so. Yet one wonders if this has been a long-term plan agreed to by all parties, with Klein’s sojourn to Cedar Falls simply being a means of getting some…