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Gary Patterson is the elder statesman of the Big 12

Monday evening, news broke that Kansas State had made a hire to replace the recently-retired Bill Snyder, in the form of North Dakota State University head coach Chris Klieman.

Welcome to the new era of #KStateFB.

Chris Klieman named the head coach of the 'Cats.

https://t.co/qIxTTt6sJa pic.twitter.com/U9hjx2EKBq— K-State Football (@KStateFB) December 11, 2018

Klieman, was 67-6 for the Bison in five seasons, winning the Missouri Valley Conference in each and taking home three National Championships. It’s an impressive resume at the FCS level, though replacing a legend is never easy.