Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor ripped the current state of college athletics for its role in driving Wildcats football coach Chris Klieman into retirement, claiming Wednesday that “there are people with really loud voices right now that are trying to keep this thing from being put in the right place.”

Taylor did not specify who he was talking about, but the longtime executive made it clear the “wild, wild west world” of name, image and likeness payments and the explosion of the transfer portal have caused near-irreparable harm to college sports.

“You just saw one of the greatest guys in this industry walk out of this room and retire from coaching, the business that he loves,” Taylor said, moments after the 58-year-old Klieman — who led Kansas State to a Big 12 championship du

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