Pre-season
Bill Snyder returned to the sidelines as head coach after three years of retirement. He replaced Ron Prince, the man who replaced him in 2005. This is Snyder's 18th season as the Wildcats' head coach. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making him one of the few college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. He compiled a 136-68-1 record from 1988–2005 in his previous stint, considered by most as the greatest turnaround in college football history. In 57 seasons prior to Snyder's arrival, Kansas State's football program had only been able to muster 137 wins, one more than Snyder won in just 17 seasons there.
Kansas State was picked by some publications to have a record of 8-4, or as low as 5-7, with a 2-6 record in conference play. Carson Coffman won the starting quarterback role during the pre-season but lost his job to Grant Gregory at the start of conference play. Deon Murphy left the team in the offseason for personal reasons. The Wildcats lost three year starter, Josh Freeman who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
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