K-State athletic director Gene Taylor chimed in a few seconds later and said he would be annoyed if Klieman chose to retire. Then Klieman joked about how much trouble he would be in for retiring without first discussing the possibility with his wife, who is currently out of town.

Our Kansas State buzz comes via a message board post at KSO and digs into all sorts of relevant topics in Wildcat land. We’ll assess game 10, which obviously wasn’t pretty as K-State was soundly beat at home by Arizona State.

There was a moment during his postgame news conference when it looked like Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman might shed a few tears.

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman's 2023 contract extension placed his salary in the top half of the Big 12. See where he ranks this year.

K-State opened as a favorite of 8.5 points. The Bearcats have lost three straight games against Colorado, West Virginia and Iowa State. They were competitive with the Cyclones over the weekend but things got away from them in the second half and the Cyclones pulled away for a 34-17 win.