Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman and select players met with members of the media on Tuesday inside the Vanier Family Football Complex to preview Saturday's contest against Troy. Links to video and audio of Klieman's press conference – which was streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ – are above in addition to an audio link of player breakout interviews. A transcript of Klieman's opening statement is below.
CHRIS KLIEMAN, HEAD COACH
Opening Statement…
"Good afternoon, everyone. Looking back at Saturday, it was great to get so many guys into the game. We played a lot of players, and there's nothing better than getting the experience of game reps. There are a lot of things to learn, a lot of things to teach from. We definitely played hard. I thought we played physical, (but) some technique things in all phases – in offense, defense and special teams – we need to get better at. We spent a little time on that yesterday, and then we'll take some time over the next couple of padded practices to work on some more technique things that we've got to shore up a little bit. I was pleased with the way the guys came out and played hard in the first game. Now we have to turn our attention to Troy, a really good Troy team, a veteran team that has won an awful lot of ball games. It'll be a great challenge for us come Saturday."