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What Chris Klieman said after Kansas State’s stunning loss to Houston

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November 3, 2024

What Chris Klieman said after Kansas State’s stunning loss to Houston

The Houston Cougars pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2024 college football season on Saturday, beating No. 17 Kansas 24-19 in a weather-delayed game that was played in a driving rain storm.

Kansas State (7-2, 4-2) came into the game as 13.5-point favorites over Houston (4-5, 3-3), but couldn’t overcome the sloppy playing conditions and the Cougars’ physical, relentless defense.

Houston quarterback Zeon Chriss scored the game-winning touchdown on a 41-yard run with 2:31 to play, and linebacker Michael Batton iced the game with a diving interception less than a minute later.

After the game, Kansas State coach Chris Klieman lamented his team’s lack of fundamentals and praised Houston’s defense.

Here are the highlights from Klieman’s postgame press conference:

Klieman on if the pregame weather delay impacted Kansas State:

Because of lightning in the Houston area, the start of Saturday's Kansas State-Houston football game was delayed by an hour

Because of lightning in the Houston area, the start of Saturday’s Kansas State-Houston Big 12 football game was delayed by an hour. / Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images

“No, we were engaged. You only get 12 opportunities to play, and I don’t want to hear any BS about, well, we had a delay and stuff. It’s football, and this is a pretty damn nice locker room. We’ve been in some bad ones. This is a pretty nice locker room, so I don’t want to hear we didn’t have the ability to lounge out and stuff. We got beat because of our fundamentals today, period.”

Klieman on Kansas State’s lack of technique:

“Those kids care. Those kids want to win. Those kids play their tail off. Nobody’s gonna say we don’t play hard. We play harder than heck man. But we’re not playing with great fundamentals and techniques.”

Klieman on Houston’s defense:

“Being in this league six years right now, we’ve beaten teams that are better than us because we have better fundamentals and techniques. Today, we got beat by a team that was pretty capable, comparable to us … that’s as good a defense, other than BYU, that we’ve played this year. Those guys have dudes up front.”

Klieman on Chriss’ 41-yard touchdown run:

“The kid made a nice cutback and popped it when we were bringing everybody up to stop the run. With that being said, they had 40 rushes for 120 yards (it was officially 39 rushes for 123 yards). We played good run defense. We really did. Give them credit. Give the kid credit. He found a way to make a play. We wish we could’ve had somebody stay in the gap. But that part of it is football.”

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Northeast Kansas school cancels Monday classes due to winter weather

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January 3, 2025

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Northeast Kansas school cancels Monday classes due to winter weather

JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – A northeast Kansas school district announced it will be closed early next week due to winter weather.

Matthew Hoover with the Geary County Schools USD 475 said in a press release on Jan. 3 the district will be closed on Monday, Jan. 6. Athletic and after-school activities on Monday are canceled.

“We look forward to seeing our students and staff back in our schools on Tuesday, Jan. 7. USD 475 will continue to monitor the weather throughout the upcoming days and will notify parents of any school closings or changes.”
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Hoover said classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, Jan. 7. However, school officials will continue to monitor the situation and keep parents informed as the weather changes.

Parents can keep up with urgent alerts from the district through its School Messenger text message service. People can access this by texting ‘Y’ or ‘Yes’ to 67587.

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Man and 2 children dead after fire, gunshots inside Kansas City home

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January 3, 2025

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Man and 2 children dead after fire, gunshots inside Kansas City home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Police are investigating after officers found a man and two juveniles dead inside a Northland house.

Someone called Kansas City police and asked officers to check on the people living inside a house in a neighborhood northwest of Route 152 and US 169 around 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

Officers arrived at the house and smelled smoke. They also noticed a fire burning inside the house.

They called the Kansas City Fire Department and then entered the house to search for anyone inside. They made the decision to evacuate because of the threat of the fire.

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After firefighters extinguished the flames, police reentered the home. Inside they found a man and a girl dead from gunshot injuries.

They also found a boy suffering from gunshot injuries. Emergency crews rushed him to a hospital where he died from his injuries.

Detectives are working to determine what happened leading up to the shootings. They said they are not looking for a suspect, but have not provided any other details about what may have happened.

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The names of the people killed have not been publicly released.

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