It’s not quite a Hail Mary, but Pat Roberts is hoping the endorsement of popular Kansas State University football coach Bill Snyder will help him eke out a victory next week. Snyder, whose Wildcats team is ranked No. 11 in the country, endorsed the Republican incumbent in a new ad released five days before Election Day.
In the ad, Snyder praises Roberts as “a dear [personal] friend, and a great friend of the state of Kansas.”
“I think his track record speaks for itself. . . . He’s an honest individual,” Snyder says.
The ad will air across the state in the closing days of his tight contest against independent candidate Greg Orman. The race is neck-and-neck with Orman leading Roberts by 0.9 points, according to the Real Clear Politics average.
The highly respected Snyder is currently in his 23rd season as Kansas State’s head coach; his first stint in Manhattan, Kan., went from 1989 to 2005, and he returned to coach the team in 2009. The team’s stadium was named after him after he first retired from the team, making him the only coach to coach in a stadium named after him upon the start of his second stint with the team.
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