MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Chris Kliemans debut as the coach at Kansas State couldnt have gone a whole lot better.
The Wildcats rolled up 573 total yards while holding Nicholls to just 276. Six different players scored a touchdown, including defensive back Jonathan Alexander. Kansas State committed just two penalties and never turned the ball over.
But when asked what he liked most in the 49-14 rout, Klieman replied: That its over.
It was a lot of nervous energy. Nobody knows where theyre supposed to be pregame. This first week was kind of a circus, said Klieman, who led North Dakota State to four national titles in five seasons before taking over for the retired Bill Snyder last winter. Its exciting. Im a competitor by nature and it is fun to win. But I was more excited to see the guys have fun.