K-State Soccer Addresses the Media on Friday
Aug 07, 2026 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kansas - K-State soccer head coach Colleen Corbin and members of the program's leadership council met with the media on Friday at Buser Family Park in advance of the 11th season in program history.
K-State soccer completed the 2025 season with the first winning record in program history (7-6-5). The Wildcats broke 49 school records in head coach Colleen Corbin's first season at the helm of the program including wins in a season (7), goals in a season (23) and shutouts (9).
The Wildcats return 57 percent of its total goals scored and 64 percent of its total assists from the 2025 season.
The Wildcats begin the 11th season of action on Thursday, August 13, against Seattle U., in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Below is a transcript of Corbin's press conference.
Q: Coach, can you provide us with a summary of the first two weeks of preseason camp?
Corbin: "It feels like it's actually been more than two weeks now. Feels like it's been a little bit longer than that, but that's actually been really awesome. We've had two more weeks this year than we've normally had, which I think a lot of people had a lot of hesitation about, both just kind of what it was going to feel like, what it was going to look like, both for the staff and the players, how they were going to feel coming in and out of it, and it's been super beneficial for everyone. I think being able to have more time to lean into and dive into both the soccer principles and the culture aspects of the team, while not feeling like we have to rush into, you know, diving headfirst into really intense competitive training sessions and being able to kind of lay the foundation and build into that has been really nice. The group has come back super fit, super strong. You know, it's a consistent group from last spring, which has been really refreshing. Just not a ton of new faces that we feel like we have to reteach things to or go back over things with. So the group just coming and being prepared and ready to go has been really exciting. And there's just an energy about them that you know there's energy last year because it was all new and uncertain. Where now the energy feels like it shifted towards they know what's expected and they're excited about the challenges that are ahead, so it's been really fun so far."
Q: How does it help just having kind of the same consistent group heading into the season after the new standard that you set last year?
Corbin: "It really has made a huge difference. I think you know the group that we had in the spring, this group is almost identical. We only lost one girl coming out of the spring and gained a handful of new faces coming into it, and so, like you mentioned, just having expectations and standards be set, and them knowing exactly what that looks like, has offered a lot of clarity and confidence. And our leadership group has really been able to step in and kind of take the reins a little bit, where the staff doesn't have to be as involved in a lot of those conversations, which has also been really nice."
Q: Anything you did differently now that you're heading into year two in the preseason or training camp that you maybe didn't do last year?
Corbin: "It really was just not a ton. I think a lot of what we revisited were the same things still because it's all still important, and I think it's always good for everyone to hear the same information and be on the same page, but I think just our starting point from a soccer perspective is a lot further along. Like we don't feel like we have to start at square one; we can start at square seven, and so that's been really fun and really exciting. Just again, with the group knowing what's expected of them, both on and off the field, has made the last couple weeks just more manageable."
Q: Maddie (Sibbing) had a really strong year last year. What's it like coaching her, and how much can you rely on her now going into another year?
Corbin:"Maddie's incredible. Just a really competitive kid that wants to grow, wants to be the best. Is also just an incredible human being, and she actually got voted into leadership council this year, which has been really cool. So just kind of seeing her embrace that role and really know that her teammates value her opinion, value her expertise, and can count on her and lean on her, I think has also instilled another layer for her internally, where how she feels about herself and her performance has been elevated. And so just having her come back has been awesome. She trained over the summer, played over the summer, got a lot of reps, and has come in fit and ready to roll. And Grace (Pilling), our other goalkeeper, her and Grace have an incredible friendship, but also a really awesome competitive relationship. And just the two of them being here together and training at such a high level has made the group collectively that much better."
Q: Tell me a little bit about this leadership council. What are their duties? What's expected out of them? How do you decide who's on it? You know, what should we know about them?
Corbin: "So, the leadership council was established right when we got here. You know, I think that there's a lot more to leadership than just wearing a captain's band. And so, especially when you have a team of 28 to 30 players, it's really hard to have one or two girls that feel like they carry the load for the rest of the group, and so I think a big part for us is being able to teach mentors, or sorry, teach leadership and empower them to have hard conversations and maybe try to get ahead of some things that might be coming down the road. And so the way that it got chosen was the players will pick two girls in their grade. I guess it's now a year. It's not a grade, but in their year to kind of represent them in leadership council, and then so it's comprised of a group of eight players right now: two on the younger side and two on the older side, and then four in the middle. And so they will have to get revoted in every year. You don't just get into leadership council forever because I think leadership changes and how you're viewed and what your role is it changes. And so it's been really cool just to kind of see that transform where there's not all big personalities. It's not all people that play significant minutes. It's a mix of people that are respected by the team for different reasons in different ways, and it then provides us as coaches a space to be able to. We'll meet with them every other week, so we'll have a space to pick their brain about how things are going. If there's girls on the team that have questions, comments, concerns, they'll bring it to leadership council and they bring it to us, and then we'll address it. And if there's something we can do about it and make changes, we do. And if there's not, then we don't. But at least people feel like they've been heard. So it's been really great, and I've been really impressed with how all of them have shown up and kind of taken accountability in that role."
Q: Last season established a new standard as far as the program with the most amount of wins in program history. What I believe I counted up 49 new school records. How do you make sure the team sees that as more of a starting point rather than something to be satisfied with?
Corbin: "I think the team knows that with all the success that we had, it was awesome, it was fun, it was exciting. But that on a bigger scale, there's still so much room to grow. You know, I think the team felt disappointed that we missed the mark with postseason. Like we wanted to be in the Big 12 tournament, we wanted to be in the NCAA tournament, and we sat in here and we watched the NCAA tournament draw and didn't hear our name called. And so I think that that left more to be desired from the group. And I think when you hear the team talk about their goals and their aspirations for this season, it has nothing to do with things that have already been done. It has things to do with what has yet to be accomplished here at K State. And so, making postseason, winning championships, being in the NCAA tournament come November, like those are all things that we're actively talking about and actively pursuing while still being able to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the team from last season, but knowing that that has zero impact on what we do now moving forward."
Q: Were there any takeaways from your standpoint as far as your first season on adjusting to the Big 12 style of play, Big 12 style of energy that's on the field, night in and out?
Corbin: "I think you know it's just a really exciting conference to be in because anybody can win on any given night, and I think you know the parity in the conference is exciting when you look at winning the conference outright versus getting into the conference tournament and like BYU making a run, right? And the year before that Kansas making a run, and so I think it's been showcased that yes, you need to have consistency across the season in order to make it to the postseason. But at that point, it's about winning a few games, and you're in. So I think if anything, it's just again, it's been exciting to be a part of such a competitive conference where teams are consistently nationally ranked and consistently, again making postseason runs. So it's just been a really fun, exciting conference to be a part of."
Q: You mentioned a lot of returning faces this year. How hard was it in the new era of college athletics to keep a group together?
Corbin: "I wish I had secret sauce, but I don't. I think it's just we're really proud of as a staff, the players that have chosen to be here. We know why they're choosing to be here now. Whereas you know when we first came in and we're establishing whatever the new identity was going to be or whatever the new culture was going to be, there was still some turbulence in terms of people trying to navigate that and figure that out and how do they fit and what's their role and I think that's been the coolest part is just feeling like all the players that are here have chosen to be here and want to be here. And as a coach, that really instills a lot of confidence in not only us as a staff but the group collectively. Like they know that it's never been easier to leave. And so the fact that we have so many returning players from the spring, I think, is a testament to the culture that the team has built, and the fact that, regardless of role on the field, they feel like they're valued within this program. And again, that's a testament to the players, the leadership group, the rest of the staff building that environment, and the girls choosing to be a part of it."
Q: How big was it for you guys to return a player like Allison Marshall this upcoming season? Led you guys in goals last year. Just how important was it to have her back again this year?
Corbin: "Allison's a monster.She is one of the most competitive kids I've ever met and is willing to do whatever it takes. You know she's one of the kids that you say jump, and she says how high, and is willing to do things that are uncomfortable to other people and might not want to do. And so she would tell you she's very much a lead by example kind of kid. She is on our leadership council, and you know she again not the most outgoing personality, not the loudest voice in the room, but man, that kid works her butt off, and I'm just excited for her this year to really shine on a big stage because she's done a lot of work to put herself in a position physically, mentally, emotionally to be elite this year."
Q: Who else has stood out to this point?
Corbin: "Who else has stood out? Yeah, man, this question's always so hard for me because the team has truly, collectively, on the whole, really impressed from the moment we showed up and ran our fitness test. Everything has been elevated. Again, the running, the lifting, the soccer, like it's all been better than it was. Not even just this time last year. At the end of the spring, like it's all better. And so, again, top to bottom, right? Like we have a super dynamic front group with a lot of depth now. And I could go again across the board from Gabby (DeMers) to Rilyn (Rintoul) to Sophie Simmons. She had a role as an outside back in the fall, and we switched her back to be an attacking player in the spring. And she's really leaned into that and focused on her technical ability and has been able to be impactful in those spaces. Even Kennedy (Miller), our freshman coming in in the fall, like this is all new and hard for her, and she's been able to be impactful right away, which has been really exciting. Having Langley (Mayers) back in the group, we didn't have her all fall and weren't sure when we were going to get her back, and had an incredible spring. And that kid is rocking and rolling right now, and is pulling strings for us in the attacking mid role and just making things happen. So that's been really exciting. Someone like McKinnan (Braswell) coming back, lots of experience. Obviously at Mississippi State before she came here, but then for us last year, played a huge role. So having her back in the midfield, having Anna (Pagano) back in the midfield, you know, we're not just returning players; we're returning experience. And I think that's also been really, really helpful. To that note, like Lily (Hendrickson) and Reece (Walrod) still holding down the back line at center back. Maddie (Sibbing) coming back as a goalkeeper. It's just so fun to see the same faces who know what's expected and are now competing at a high level and striving for more than just trying not to lose. That's how it felt a year ago, and now it's about going and trying to win."
Q: With all the excitement that the World Cup brought to Kansas, the country as a whole, do you feel like there's a chance for the program to capitalize on that amongst the fan base?
Corbin: "I hope so. I don't know how many people in Manhattan necessarily watched the World Cup, but I hope it was a lot. We have our Soccer 101 class on Saturday, and we have about 60 people coming, which is like three times as many as we had last year. So that's exciting. I think it was impossible not to pay attention to the World Cup this summer, whether you're a soccer fan or not, I think it was an incredible World Cup. Lots of goals, lots of really big time moments. I think watching our country fall in love with some international talent and see them as celebrities was pretty fun. So I hope it does. I hope it creates buzz and energy, and I hope people are excited to come out and watch the girls play. Just having been immersed in it, I guess this summer."
Q: Replacing Paige Dickson in the defensive midfield, that's kind of one of the more glaring questions. Well, where does that competition stand so far entering the season?
Corbin: "I mean we actually have a lot of depth there right now, so there's a lot of opportunity for people to step up and play a role. You know, Paige was a huge piece of the puzzle for us. But again, we're returning McKinnan (Braswell). We're returning Anna (Pagano). We have a couple new faces that we brought in in the spring from Landry (Moylan) to Abby (Freese). Ava Patterson is coming back again, and so all those players can play in that role. And I think that they know that it's a competition nothing is ever a sure thing. But they know there's opportunity there, so we feel good about the options that we have, and we've been really excited about what we've seen so far."
Q: One last thing was on the fifth year. You mentioned it in passing. So, what for your staff as far as recruiting and players that are were going to be in their last year now and then now they have the opportunity to come back. Have you had those conversations already? What does it look like? What does it change for you?
Corbin: "Yeah, a little bit. You know, it's hard not to. You don't want to put too much emphasis on the future right now. The timing for us wasn't awesome. Would have been cool to talk about this in January. So you don't want to put too much emphasis on the future. Again, we've dipped our toe in it. We've had some conversations, but I think the players and the staff both are trying really hard to just focus on whatever the next few months have in store for everybody, and then whatever it looks like beyond that, we can explore those options when we get there. But I think it's right now within this program. It's very much one day at a time, one moment at a time, one game at a time, and so it's hard. You know, when you talk about situations like the fifth-year option, to keep that mindset because I think people automatically are thinking now about the future and what that looks like. So, even from a recruiting standpoint, right? Like it's really hard for us to predict what the future is going to look like. So we've been trying to just recruit as we would normally, and then deal with it on the back end if it ends up becoming an issue."
Q: Reports from the spring of the suspension. Is there anything on your end you'd like to clarify on the nature of the suspension and just kind of what went down there?
Corbin: "Not so much, other than I'm deeply regretful for my actions and what I said and how I said it and ultimately how it impacted people. That's the part that I have sat with the most and reflected on the most, and it's definitely the whole experience. I know I'm a better human. I know I'm a better coach because of the incident and what I've learned from it, and what the team has done and how the team has responded has been incredibly powerful and moving for me. And I'm eternally grateful for them showing up for each other in an unprecedented time that no one knew how to handle, and how it affected the group collectively, and how they again responded and leaned into each other, is my biggest takeaway for the group. And again, for me personally, incredibly sorry ultimately, and know that I am better, and I will be better moving forward."
K-State soccer completed the 2025 season with the first winning record in program history (7-6-5). The Wildcats broke 49 school records in head coach Colleen Corbin's first season at the helm of the program including wins in a season (7), goals in a season (23) and shutouts (9).
The Wildcats return 57 percent of its total goals scored and 64 percent of its total assists from the 2025 season.
The Wildcats begin the 11th season of action on Thursday, August 13, against Seattle U., in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Below is a transcript of Corbin's press conference.
Q: Coach, can you provide us with a summary of the first two weeks of preseason camp?
Corbin: "It feels like it's actually been more than two weeks now. Feels like it's been a little bit longer than that, but that's actually been really awesome. We've had two more weeks this year than we've normally had, which I think a lot of people had a lot of hesitation about, both just kind of what it was going to feel like, what it was going to look like, both for the staff and the players, how they were going to feel coming in and out of it, and it's been super beneficial for everyone. I think being able to have more time to lean into and dive into both the soccer principles and the culture aspects of the team, while not feeling like we have to rush into, you know, diving headfirst into really intense competitive training sessions and being able to kind of lay the foundation and build into that has been really nice. The group has come back super fit, super strong. You know, it's a consistent group from last spring, which has been really refreshing. Just not a ton of new faces that we feel like we have to reteach things to or go back over things with. So the group just coming and being prepared and ready to go has been really exciting. And there's just an energy about them that you know there's energy last year because it was all new and uncertain. Where now the energy feels like it shifted towards they know what's expected and they're excited about the challenges that are ahead, so it's been really fun so far."
Q: How does it help just having kind of the same consistent group heading into the season after the new standard that you set last year?
Corbin: "It really has made a huge difference. I think you know the group that we had in the spring, this group is almost identical. We only lost one girl coming out of the spring and gained a handful of new faces coming into it, and so, like you mentioned, just having expectations and standards be set, and them knowing exactly what that looks like, has offered a lot of clarity and confidence. And our leadership group has really been able to step in and kind of take the reins a little bit, where the staff doesn't have to be as involved in a lot of those conversations, which has also been really nice."
Q: Anything you did differently now that you're heading into year two in the preseason or training camp that you maybe didn't do last year?
Corbin: "It really was just not a ton. I think a lot of what we revisited were the same things still because it's all still important, and I think it's always good for everyone to hear the same information and be on the same page, but I think just our starting point from a soccer perspective is a lot further along. Like we don't feel like we have to start at square one; we can start at square seven, and so that's been really fun and really exciting. Just again, with the group knowing what's expected of them, both on and off the field, has made the last couple weeks just more manageable."
Q: Maddie (Sibbing) had a really strong year last year. What's it like coaching her, and how much can you rely on her now going into another year?
Corbin:"Maddie's incredible. Just a really competitive kid that wants to grow, wants to be the best. Is also just an incredible human being, and she actually got voted into leadership council this year, which has been really cool. So just kind of seeing her embrace that role and really know that her teammates value her opinion, value her expertise, and can count on her and lean on her, I think has also instilled another layer for her internally, where how she feels about herself and her performance has been elevated. And so just having her come back has been awesome. She trained over the summer, played over the summer, got a lot of reps, and has come in fit and ready to roll. And Grace (Pilling), our other goalkeeper, her and Grace have an incredible friendship, but also a really awesome competitive relationship. And just the two of them being here together and training at such a high level has made the group collectively that much better."
Q: Tell me a little bit about this leadership council. What are their duties? What's expected out of them? How do you decide who's on it? You know, what should we know about them?
Corbin: "So, the leadership council was established right when we got here. You know, I think that there's a lot more to leadership than just wearing a captain's band. And so, especially when you have a team of 28 to 30 players, it's really hard to have one or two girls that feel like they carry the load for the rest of the group, and so I think a big part for us is being able to teach mentors, or sorry, teach leadership and empower them to have hard conversations and maybe try to get ahead of some things that might be coming down the road. And so the way that it got chosen was the players will pick two girls in their grade. I guess it's now a year. It's not a grade, but in their year to kind of represent them in leadership council, and then so it's comprised of a group of eight players right now: two on the younger side and two on the older side, and then four in the middle. And so they will have to get revoted in every year. You don't just get into leadership council forever because I think leadership changes and how you're viewed and what your role is it changes. And so it's been really cool just to kind of see that transform where there's not all big personalities. It's not all people that play significant minutes. It's a mix of people that are respected by the team for different reasons in different ways, and it then provides us as coaches a space to be able to. We'll meet with them every other week, so we'll have a space to pick their brain about how things are going. If there's girls on the team that have questions, comments, concerns, they'll bring it to leadership council and they bring it to us, and then we'll address it. And if there's something we can do about it and make changes, we do. And if there's not, then we don't. But at least people feel like they've been heard. So it's been really great, and I've been really impressed with how all of them have shown up and kind of taken accountability in that role."
Q: Last season established a new standard as far as the program with the most amount of wins in program history. What I believe I counted up 49 new school records. How do you make sure the team sees that as more of a starting point rather than something to be satisfied with?
Corbin: "I think the team knows that with all the success that we had, it was awesome, it was fun, it was exciting. But that on a bigger scale, there's still so much room to grow. You know, I think the team felt disappointed that we missed the mark with postseason. Like we wanted to be in the Big 12 tournament, we wanted to be in the NCAA tournament, and we sat in here and we watched the NCAA tournament draw and didn't hear our name called. And so I think that that left more to be desired from the group. And I think when you hear the team talk about their goals and their aspirations for this season, it has nothing to do with things that have already been done. It has things to do with what has yet to be accomplished here at K State. And so, making postseason, winning championships, being in the NCAA tournament come November, like those are all things that we're actively talking about and actively pursuing while still being able to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the team from last season, but knowing that that has zero impact on what we do now moving forward."
Q: Were there any takeaways from your standpoint as far as your first season on adjusting to the Big 12 style of play, Big 12 style of energy that's on the field, night in and out?
Corbin: "I think you know it's just a really exciting conference to be in because anybody can win on any given night, and I think you know the parity in the conference is exciting when you look at winning the conference outright versus getting into the conference tournament and like BYU making a run, right? And the year before that Kansas making a run, and so I think it's been showcased that yes, you need to have consistency across the season in order to make it to the postseason. But at that point, it's about winning a few games, and you're in. So I think if anything, it's just again, it's been exciting to be a part of such a competitive conference where teams are consistently nationally ranked and consistently, again making postseason runs. So it's just been a really fun, exciting conference to be a part of."
Q: You mentioned a lot of returning faces this year. How hard was it in the new era of college athletics to keep a group together?
Corbin: "I wish I had secret sauce, but I don't. I think it's just we're really proud of as a staff, the players that have chosen to be here. We know why they're choosing to be here now. Whereas you know when we first came in and we're establishing whatever the new identity was going to be or whatever the new culture was going to be, there was still some turbulence in terms of people trying to navigate that and figure that out and how do they fit and what's their role and I think that's been the coolest part is just feeling like all the players that are here have chosen to be here and want to be here. And as a coach, that really instills a lot of confidence in not only us as a staff but the group collectively. Like they know that it's never been easier to leave. And so the fact that we have so many returning players from the spring, I think, is a testament to the culture that the team has built, and the fact that, regardless of role on the field, they feel like they're valued within this program. And again, that's a testament to the players, the leadership group, the rest of the staff building that environment, and the girls choosing to be a part of it."
Q: How big was it for you guys to return a player like Allison Marshall this upcoming season? Led you guys in goals last year. Just how important was it to have her back again this year?
Corbin: "Allison's a monster.She is one of the most competitive kids I've ever met and is willing to do whatever it takes. You know she's one of the kids that you say jump, and she says how high, and is willing to do things that are uncomfortable to other people and might not want to do. And so she would tell you she's very much a lead by example kind of kid. She is on our leadership council, and you know she again not the most outgoing personality, not the loudest voice in the room, but man, that kid works her butt off, and I'm just excited for her this year to really shine on a big stage because she's done a lot of work to put herself in a position physically, mentally, emotionally to be elite this year."
Q: Who else has stood out to this point?
Corbin: "Who else has stood out? Yeah, man, this question's always so hard for me because the team has truly, collectively, on the whole, really impressed from the moment we showed up and ran our fitness test. Everything has been elevated. Again, the running, the lifting, the soccer, like it's all been better than it was. Not even just this time last year. At the end of the spring, like it's all better. And so, again, top to bottom, right? Like we have a super dynamic front group with a lot of depth now. And I could go again across the board from Gabby (DeMers) to Rilyn (Rintoul) to Sophie Simmons. She had a role as an outside back in the fall, and we switched her back to be an attacking player in the spring. And she's really leaned into that and focused on her technical ability and has been able to be impactful in those spaces. Even Kennedy (Miller), our freshman coming in in the fall, like this is all new and hard for her, and she's been able to be impactful right away, which has been really exciting. Having Langley (Mayers) back in the group, we didn't have her all fall and weren't sure when we were going to get her back, and had an incredible spring. And that kid is rocking and rolling right now, and is pulling strings for us in the attacking mid role and just making things happen. So that's been really exciting. Someone like McKinnan (Braswell) coming back, lots of experience. Obviously at Mississippi State before she came here, but then for us last year, played a huge role. So having her back in the midfield, having Anna (Pagano) back in the midfield, you know, we're not just returning players; we're returning experience. And I think that's also been really, really helpful. To that note, like Lily (Hendrickson) and Reece (Walrod) still holding down the back line at center back. Maddie (Sibbing) coming back as a goalkeeper. It's just so fun to see the same faces who know what's expected and are now competing at a high level and striving for more than just trying not to lose. That's how it felt a year ago, and now it's about going and trying to win."
Q: With all the excitement that the World Cup brought to Kansas, the country as a whole, do you feel like there's a chance for the program to capitalize on that amongst the fan base?
Corbin: "I hope so. I don't know how many people in Manhattan necessarily watched the World Cup, but I hope it was a lot. We have our Soccer 101 class on Saturday, and we have about 60 people coming, which is like three times as many as we had last year. So that's exciting. I think it was impossible not to pay attention to the World Cup this summer, whether you're a soccer fan or not, I think it was an incredible World Cup. Lots of goals, lots of really big time moments. I think watching our country fall in love with some international talent and see them as celebrities was pretty fun. So I hope it does. I hope it creates buzz and energy, and I hope people are excited to come out and watch the girls play. Just having been immersed in it, I guess this summer."
Q: Replacing Paige Dickson in the defensive midfield, that's kind of one of the more glaring questions. Well, where does that competition stand so far entering the season?
Corbin: "I mean we actually have a lot of depth there right now, so there's a lot of opportunity for people to step up and play a role. You know, Paige was a huge piece of the puzzle for us. But again, we're returning McKinnan (Braswell). We're returning Anna (Pagano). We have a couple new faces that we brought in in the spring from Landry (Moylan) to Abby (Freese). Ava Patterson is coming back again, and so all those players can play in that role. And I think that they know that it's a competition nothing is ever a sure thing. But they know there's opportunity there, so we feel good about the options that we have, and we've been really excited about what we've seen so far."
Q: One last thing was on the fifth year. You mentioned it in passing. So, what for your staff as far as recruiting and players that are were going to be in their last year now and then now they have the opportunity to come back. Have you had those conversations already? What does it look like? What does it change for you?
Corbin: "Yeah, a little bit. You know, it's hard not to. You don't want to put too much emphasis on the future right now. The timing for us wasn't awesome. Would have been cool to talk about this in January. So you don't want to put too much emphasis on the future. Again, we've dipped our toe in it. We've had some conversations, but I think the players and the staff both are trying really hard to just focus on whatever the next few months have in store for everybody, and then whatever it looks like beyond that, we can explore those options when we get there. But I think it's right now within this program. It's very much one day at a time, one moment at a time, one game at a time, and so it's hard. You know, when you talk about situations like the fifth-year option, to keep that mindset because I think people automatically are thinking now about the future and what that looks like. So, even from a recruiting standpoint, right? Like it's really hard for us to predict what the future is going to look like. So we've been trying to just recruit as we would normally, and then deal with it on the back end if it ends up becoming an issue."
Q: Reports from the spring of the suspension. Is there anything on your end you'd like to clarify on the nature of the suspension and just kind of what went down there?
Corbin: "Not so much, other than I'm deeply regretful for my actions and what I said and how I said it and ultimately how it impacted people. That's the part that I have sat with the most and reflected on the most, and it's definitely the whole experience. I know I'm a better human. I know I'm a better coach because of the incident and what I've learned from it, and what the team has done and how the team has responded has been incredibly powerful and moving for me. And I'm eternally grateful for them showing up for each other in an unprecedented time that no one knew how to handle, and how it affected the group collectively, and how they again responded and leaned into each other, is my biggest takeaway for the group. And again, for me personally, incredibly sorry ultimately, and know that I am better, and I will be better moving forward."
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