https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5614598/2024/07/09/kansas-city-high-school-recruiting-confidential/Here is the Klieman part
What are your impressions of Chris Klieman and his staff at Kansas State?
Coach 1: He is a blue-collar grinder. Doesn’t want the spotlight, just wants to coach football. And he’s going to make sure and cross those T’s and dot those I’s and is very much like LHC Bill Snyder was. He’s going to be very thorough. He’s going to be very honest. I can see why he’s been very successful.
Coach 2: They make their living off of just common guys and mixed in obviously with great players. For so many years, the K-State brand has been building people. And in today’s culture, that’s hard to do. It’s hard to get somebody and build them because they might not be there after you’ve invested time in them. I think that’s been their motto, and he’s carried that on from Snyder in his own way of just building.
Coach 3: Very down to earth. One of their coaches, (offensive coordinator) Conor Riley, recruits the area and does a fantastic job. Very personable. Always willing to, whether you have a player or not, “Hey, I just want to stop by, touch base with you.” I think that’s what a lot of high school coaches appreciate about K-State.
Coach 4: I think coach Klieman has just got that personal touch. I don’t know if it’s from him coming from North Dakota State and his background of the way he recruited there. But the same thing that he did there, he does it at K-State. They’re really just looking for high-quality character kids. They really do a good job of expressing that, not only to the coaches when they come in to recruit but also to the players when they visit with them.
Coach 6: It’s what’s expected out of their staff. Chris is a super high-character guy, has awesome people on his staff and people that aren’t just looking at football ability and athletic achievement; they’re wanting to train the whole athlete. I was super excited when he got the job, and I’m 100 percent not surprised by the success he’s had.
Coach 7: Those guys came from North Dakota State and won all those championships up there. And (Klieman’s) come down here and kind of reinvigorated K-State the last couple years. They do a really good job of recruiting Kansas City and also building relationships with the coaches and the players. I have a lot of kids that I push to go to their camps, and they really like it up there.
