The architect behind Kansas State athletics will be staying in Manhattan for the remainder of the decade.

 

Athletic Director Gene Taylor has agreed to an extension through the end of the 2029-30 athletic season.

 

Taylor is responsible for the hirings of both football coach Chris Klieman, who led the Wildcats to a Big 12 championship last season, and men's basketball coach Jerome Tang, who led KSU to the Elite Eight in his first season.

 

Additionally, Wildcat volleyball has defeated numerous top-10 teams this season, and women's basketball just upset a top-5 team for the second consecutive season.

 

Taylor has also raised millions in fundraising to support renovations to Bill Snyder Football Stadium, a practice facility for the football program, a new arena for volleyball, and a training center for Olympic programs.