Kansas State didn't take long to find its offensive coordinator after Coor Riley left for the Dallas Cowboys, per ESPN's Pete Thamel, the Wildcats have promoted Matt Wells to the position.

Wells served as the co-offensive coordinator during the 2024 season alongside Riley. Wells has over 25 years of coaching, and just finished his first season in Manhattan.&nbsp;

He worked closely with K-State quarterback Avery Johnson during the 2024 season.&nbsp;

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                    </figure><p>Kansas State didn't take long to find its offensive coordinator after Coor Riley left for the Dallas Cowboys, per ESPN's Pete Thamel, the Wildcats have promoted Matt Wells to the position.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: Kansas State is promoting Matt Wells to the school’s offensive coordinator and play caller. He spent last year as the co-offensive coordinator, QB coach and associate head coach. He’s the former head coach at Texas Tech and Utah State. <a href="https://t.co/3FxdElrnNt">pic.twitter.com/3FxdElrnNt</a></p>&mdash; Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteThamel/status/1888922491126419900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Wells served as the co-offensive coordinator during the 2024 season alongside Riley. Wells has over 25 years of coaching, and just finished his first season in Manhattan.&nbsp;</p><p>He worked closely with K-State quarterback Avery Johnson during the 2024 season.&nbsp;</p>

🏈 K-State promotes Wells to offensive coordinator, source says