K-State Football: Bill Snyder chooses son over Jim Leavitt

In a recent report, Bill Snyder axed a deal to bring in Jim Leavitt as the next head coach of K-State football. Snyder has gone on record in the past that he wants his son Sean to be his successor.

It appears that K-State officials and Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder are at odds on who his successor will be. A recent report from Brett McMurphy states that the K-State brass had a verbal agreement with current Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt to take over in 2018. The deal seemed imminent as Leavitt has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave the school to take over the K-State football program.

It is a known fact around the SunFlower State that Snyder wants his son to have the head coaching job, much to the chagrin of some Wildcat fans. It was a bold move that was struck down by Snyder, who does have a say in who his successor will be.

Snyder is the oldest coach in FBS at 78 years old. He is the mastermind behind two turnarounds for K-State football. Bill Snyder is Kansas State University. He should have a say. His name is on the stadium.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the coming weeks. Bill Snyder obviously wants the program to stay within the family, and in a warm-and-fuzzy kind of way, it sounds like a great idea. The inexperience is what frightens Wildcat fans when Sean is mentioned as successor. He is however the special teams coordinator, associate head coach and director of football operations.

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It was a gutsy move by top officials of K-State. The Wildcats are fighting for a bowl bid late in the season with two tough games remaining. There isn’t a much bigger distraction than the question of the head coach will be next season, especially for those players who won’t be graduating and possible recruits incoming.

Sean Snyder

Sean Snyder was the punter for K-State from 1990-1992. He was first-team All-Big Eight, and Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 1991. In 1992 he was named first-team All-American, the first since Gary Spani in 1977. Others who made that All-American team include former Kansas City Chiefs Willie Roaf and Will Shields, along with Lincoln Kennedy and the Marshall Faulk.

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Sean has been an assistant under dad since 1994. In 2011 he became the special teams coordinator and associate head coach. He is 48 years old.