CFB notebook: Kansas State names Klieman head coach
Chris Klieman celebrates a win as North Dakota State's head coach.
Kansas State hired North Dakota State's Chris Klieman as its next head coach, the school announced.
Klieman guided the Bison to a 67-6 mark overall with three Football Championship Subdivision national championships during a four-year stretch. He will succeed Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder, who retired earlier this month.
The 51-year-old Klieman agreed to a six-year deal with Kansas State, paying him $2.3 million per year with a $200,000 annual raise over the remaining five years of the contract, the Big 12 school said.
The Wildcats finished just 5-7 in 2018, marking Snyder's first losing season in 13 years.
Klieman plans to remain with the top-seeded Bison (13-0) heading into the FCS playoffs. The team faces South Dakota State in a semifinal on Friday.
--Britain Covey, Utah's leading receiver, announced on social media that he has undergone surgery to repair a torn ACL.
Covey revealed on his Twitter account on Tuesday, "Just had surgery to repair a torn ACL and meniscus. I'll be back before you know it! In the end, minor setbacks turn out to be major miracles! "
Covey suffered the injury during the Pac-12 championship game loss to Washington, but the nature of the injury was not specified.
A torn ACL means Covey will miss the Utes' Dec. 31 Holiday Bowl against Northwestern and will also sit out spring practice.
Covey was the Utes' leader in receptions with 60 and receiving yards with 637. Covey also carried the ball 21 times for another 172 yards, and added a pair of touchdown passes. He was also named first-team All-Pac-12 as a return specialist.
--Alabama head coach Nick Saban is expected to promote Dan Enos to offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide, multiple media outlets reported.
Enos will take over for Mike Locksley, who recently was named the head coach at Maryland.
Enos would be Alabama's fifth offensive coordinator since the start of the 2016 season.
Enos, who was hired as the Tide's quarterbacks coach in January, has gained a reputation based on his work with Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts.
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