This is Gene Taylor’s moment.
When Kansas State hired him from Iowa as the school’s athletic director in April 2017 it did so knowing he would likely be the person tasked with finding Bill Snyder’s replacement. Everything else he has done in the past 20 months, or will do over the remainder of his tenure, is secondary compared to this.
The football coach he hires will define his legacy at K-State — good or bad.
Taylor understands the situation. Though he hasn’t said much since Snyder announced his retirement from coaching on Sunday, he knows he will have his hands full trying to replace an icon.