Kansas State football 'expected to hire' San Diego State OL coach
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MANHATTAN — Kansas State football is set to hire the new leader of its offensive line, according to a national report.
Collin Klein is “expected to hire” San Diego State offensive line coach Mike Schmidt to the same position at Kansas State, according to ESPN insider Pete Thamel. He also serves as the program’s run-game coordinator.
Schmidt will depart his alma mater, where he played and got his start as an assistant from 2009-20. He left the Aztecs in 2021 to become Syracuse’s offensive line coach, and was then promoted to its run-game coordinator in 2022.
He was Mississippi State’s run-game coordinator, tight ends and tackles coach in 2023, before returning to San Diego State for the last two seasons.
SDSU’s offensive line led the nation’s 20th-ranked rushing attack, which nearly averaged 200 yards per game. The Aztecs also gave up the 25th-fewest sacks in the country.
Other career highlights included Syracuse leading the ACC in rushing in 2021 upon his arrival. The Orange had a 1,000-yard rusher the next season in Sean Tucker in 2022, who was named an All-American.
His first stint at San Diego State saw the Aztecs play in 10 straight bowl games, with 15 different offensive linemen earning all-Mountain West honors and three who were selected in the NFL Draft.
Mike Schmidt coaching history
- 2026: Kansas State (offensive line coach)
- 2024-25: San Diego State (run game coordinator, offensive line)
- 2023: Mississippi State (run game coordinator, tight ends & tackles)
- 2022: Syracuse (run game coordinator, offensive line)
- 2021: Syracuse (offensive line)
- 2012-20: San Diego State (offensive line)
- 2009-11: San Diego State (offensive graduate assistant)
Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can follow him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or email him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Mike Schmidt to leave San Diego State for Kansas State OL position
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