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What Kansas State Coach Chris Klieman Had To Say After Rate Bowl Victory

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Dec 26, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Kansas State Wildcats running back Dylan Edwards (3) runs for a touchdown against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half of the Rate Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Dec 26, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Kansas State Wildcats running back Dylan Edwards (3) runs for a touchdown against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half of the Rate Bowl at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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The Kansas State finished the season with a 44-41 victory against Rutgers in the Rate Bowl Thursday in Phoenix.

Here's what Wildcats coach Chris Klieman had to say in the postgame interview on ESPN:

On the win: "Great resolve for starters. Great leadership amongst the seniors. Young guys stepped up. We talked about it last night that our young players had to step up. They did. We wanted to send these seniors off the right way." 

On the support of the marching band and fans: "I'm going to pause and I'm going to give a shout out to the pride, the K-State marching band. Dr. [Frank]Tracz, you're the best. Those folks drove 20 hours to get here and cheer these guys on. We can't thank you enough." 

On running backs Dylan Edwards and Joe Jackson: "It's what our team is, it's what our defense is. It's somebody different all the time that comes up and makes plays. We got down in that third quarter. We weren't playing great. All of a sudden you get one stop and all of sudden we get some momentum going. And the crowd, which was all purple. All the crowd was purple today. I knew that our running backs had to show up and play really well. I know Dylan gets the award, but Joe Jackson where you at? Phenomenal job by Joe Jackson and phenomenal job Dylan. Those two had to carry the lion share. And the O-line and wideouts blocked their tails off." 


Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Kansas State Wildcats On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here