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BS
Bill Snyder
HC: Kansas State ('89–'05) · Kansas State ('09–'18)
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BS
Bill Snyder
HC · 1989–2018
BS
Bob Stoops
DC · Kansas State · '95
→ last Oklahoma '16
BV
Brent Venables
DC · Oklahoma · '05
→ Oklahoma
JL
Jeff Lebby
OC · Oklahoma · '22
→ Mississippi State
CL
Chuck Long
OC · Oklahoma · '03
→ last San Diego State '08
JN
Jay Norvell
OC · Oklahoma · '13
→ Colorado State
TC
Timmy Chang
WR coach · Nevada · '21
→ Hawai'i
JH
Josh Heupel
QB coach · Oklahoma · '06
→ Tennessee
AG
Alex Golesh
OC · Tennessee · '21
→ Auburn
KS
Kevin Sumlin
TE coach · Oklahoma · '04
→ last Arizona '20
KW
Kevin Wilson
OC · Oklahoma · '04–'08
→ last Tulsa '24
LR
Lincoln Riley
OC · Oklahoma · '16
→ USC
MM
Mark Mangino
OL coach · Oklahoma · '99–'07
→ last Kansas '09
MS
Mark Stoops
DB coach · Oklahoma · '99–'03
→ Kentucky
ML
Mike Leach
OC · Oklahoma · '99–'00
→ Mississippi State
MS
Mike Stoops
DC · Oklahoma · '02
→ last Arizona '11
RW
Ryan Walters
DB coach · Oklahoma · '13–'16
→ last Purdue '24
BB
Bret Bielema
DC · Kansas State · '03
→ Illinois
BLJ
B. Lunney Jr.
TE coach · Arkansas · '15
→ last Arkansas '19
CP
C. Partridge
DL coach · Wisconsin · '08
→ last Florida Atlantic '16
CA
Chris Ash
DC · Arkansas · '13
→ last Rutgers '19
DD
Dave Doeren
DC · Wisconsin · '09
→ NC State
BN
Brian Newberry
DC · NC State · '17–'22
→ Navy
ED
Eli Drinkwitz
OC · NC State · '17
→ Missouri
MC
Matt Canada
OC · Northern Illinois · '11
→ last Maryland '18
RC
Rod Carey
OL/OC · Northern Illinois · '11–'12
→ last Temple '21
RB
Ryan Beard
STC · NC State · '19–'22
→ Coastal Carolina
TB
Tim Beck
OC · NC State · '21
→ Coastal Carolina
TG
Tony Gibson
DC · NC State · '22
→ Marshall
MC
Matt Canada
OC · Wisconsin · '12
→ last Maryland '18
PC
Paul Chryst
OC · Wisconsin · '06
→ last Wisconsin '22
RW
Ryan Walters
DC · Illinois · '22
→ last Purdue '24
TH
Thomas Hammock
RB coach · Wisconsin · '11
→ Northern Illinois
CP
Carl Pelini
DC · Kansas State · '09–'11
→ last Bowling Green '18
BW
Brian Wright
OC · Florida Atlantic · '12
→ last Florida Atlantic '13
CK
Collin Klein
GA · Kansas State · '14–'16
→ Kansas State
DD
Dana Dimel
OC · Kansas State · '89–'98
→ last UTEP '23
GJK
G. J. Kinne
QB coach · UTEP · '22
→ Texas State
MS
Mark Stoops
DB coach · Wyoming · '98
→ Kentucky
JL
Jim Leavitt
LB coach · Kansas State · '89–'95
→ last SMU '21
MS
Mike Stoops
Defensive ends coach · Kansas State · '95
→ last Arizona '11
MS
Mark Stoops
DC · Arizona · '04
→ Kentucky
MC
Mike Canales
OC · Arizona · '05
→ last North Texas '10
SL
Seth Littrell
OC · Arizona · '11
→ last North Texas '22
SD
Sonny Dykes
OC · Arizona · '07
→ TCU
TK
Tim Kish
DC · Arizona · '10
→ last Arizona '11
PB
Phil Bennett
DC · Kansas State · '01
→ last North Texas '22
RR
Ricky Rahne
TE coach · Kansas State · '10
→ Old Dominion
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