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Kansas State targets Wyoming’s Scottie Hazelton after defensive coordinator leaves

It didn’t take long for Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman to find a new defensive coordinator.

Hours after the Chicago Bears announced they were hiring K-State defensive coordinator Ted Monachino as an assistant coach, the Wildcats were shaking hands with his replacement.

K-State is set to hire Scottie Hazelton as its new defensive play caller, according to sources familiar with the decision. Hazelton was on campus Monday afternoon finalizing a deal, the sources said. K-State is expected to announce the hire on Tuesday. Gopowercat.com was first to report the news.

Hazelton comes to K-State from Wyoming, where he spent the past two seasons as defensive coordinator for the Cowboys.