From Northern Iowa to Kansas State to Texas A&M, Christian Ellsworth and Collin Klein have been connected. Ellsworth was a true freshman quarterback when Klein served as Northern Iowa quarterbacks coach in 2016. He worked as an offensive graduate assistant under quarterbacks coach Klein at K-State in 2020-21. Finally, Ellsworth served under offensive coordinator Klein for two seasons at Texas A&M, first as a senior offensive analyst in 2024 and then as tight ends coach last season.
Yoga was the vibe of the day. After Dee Kennedy and Kansas State powered through a school-record four wins in four days against four different opponents to start of the year in brushing aside Iowa, UConn, Penn State and Air Force in the MLB Desert Invitational in Scottsdale, Arizona, the junior shortstop and hottest player in college baseball put down his bat and picked up a yoga mat his first day back in Manhattan.
Shortly after 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, inside the Cliff Rovelto Indoor Track, junior Vienna Lahner, over the final 50 meters of her fateful run, saw the yellow numerals upon the screen slowly turn, as if almost creeping, as if the universe, pulling for her in this golden moment and cheering her on, slowed down time. Then, in a flash, Lahner crossed the finish line at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational, her heart racing, the sweat pouring, as she stood in her Kansas State uniform, and awaited the final result.
They applauded him. When they heard the news, the Toledo football players lined the hallway inside the football facility and patiently waited to enter the office of special teams coordinator Stanton Weber, who had served the Rockets well for three strong years, and who was named a finalist for the 2024 Special Teams Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop in addition to the American Football Coaches Association 35 Under 35 Leadership Institute.
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