For the first time in five years, Kansas State will begin the year at 0-1 after losing to Iowa State in the 2025 college football season opener. Fans are less than pleased with the rough start and have not hesitated to throw head coach Chris Klieman under the bus.

After a turnover-filled first half, the teams opened up late in the game, scoring more than half the game's total points in the fourth quarter. Iowa State came out on top of the late back-and-forth battle with a 24-21 victory. Expand Tweet

While Cyclones fans were proud of the team's defense and head coach Matt Campbell's leadership, Kansas State fans took the opposite approach. Wildcats supporters blamed Klieman for the loss due to questionable play-calling late in the game that led to easy Iowa State touchdowns.

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