Reports: Patterson Denies Taking K-State Job

Kansas State athletic director Bob Krause denied a report that the university had hired TCU coach Gary Patterson as the Wildcats’ next football coach. When met by a reporter in Manhattan, Kan., shortly before 3 p.m., Krause walked out holding a printout of a story and said, “We’ve got an erroneous report. We’ve talked to no candidates. We’re just getting started. This is false.” Patterson’s agent also denied the reports. “It is not true at all,” said George Bass. “We’ve had no conversations at all.” He was asked whether it was possible there was an agreement in place between Patterson and K-State, with the details to be worked out later. “I don’t think that’s possible at all,” Bass said. – Kansas City Star

Gary Patterson’s agent has denied to GoPowercat.com that Patterson has been hired by Kansas State. GoPowercat cited sources stating such earlier Friday. “We have had no contact with K-State,” George Bass, Patterson’s agent, said. Multiple sources have told GoPowercat that K-State has had discussions with Patterson and a deal was reached. Bass strongly denies this information. Patterson is a K-State graduate who began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach on Jim Dickey’s 1982 KSU staff at K-State. Since that first year, Patterson has had 10 stops along the way as an assistant coach before taking over the head coach duties at TCU in 2000. – PowerCat.com

REPORT: K-STATE HIRES PATTERSON

PowerCat.com now reports that the Kansas State Wildcats have hired TCU Coach Gary Patterson to replace the fired Ron Prince…

Texas Christian University coach Gary Patterson has been hired as Kansas State’s 34th football coach, multiple sources have confirmed to GoPowercat.com. Patterson replaces Ron Prince, who was fired Wednesday. GoPowercat.com has confirmed that K-State has offered Patterson a five-year contract in the range of $2 million per season. Talks between K-State athletic director Bob Krause and Patterson’s representatives began in the past two weeks. Initial discussions centered on the K-State graduate’s interest in the job and demands to be lured to K-State. Those issues were apparently the coach’s ability to have complete control over the hiring of his coaching and support staffs, and when he would leave TCU to take over at K-State. A sticking point of coaching his team through a bowl may have been lifted with Thursday’s 13-10 loss to Utah. That defeat certainly dropped the Horned Frogs out of contention for a BCS bid, and possibly as low as playing in the Armed Forces Bowl on TCU’s home field in Fort Worth, Texas, on New Year’s Eve. – PowerCat.com

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