Sean Snyder

CHAMPAIGN — In late June, Sean Snyder got a call from Bret Bielema. The Illini were in need of a replacement special teams coordinator because of Ben Miller’s medical absence recovering from colon cancer. That meant Miller was on the shelf for this fall, and Snyder became an...

CHAMPAIGN — Sean Snyder knows his current situation with Illinois football is unique. If all goes well, he’ll likely be replaced after the season. But Snyder knows what he signed up for on the Illini staff. He and longtime acquaintance Bret Bielema hashed out all the details during a series of meetings that started five weeks ago.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (KSNT) – Former K-State special teams coordinator Sean Snyder is joining the University of Illinois’ coaching staff under the same role. Snyder, the son of legendary K-State head football coach Bill Snyder, moves to Champaign from USC. In 2020, USC’s special teams were ranked No.1 by Football Outsider.

Illinois on Tuesday announced Sean Snyder will be special teams coordinator/specialists coach during the 2022 season. He will fill in for assistant coach Ben Miller, who will be on health-related leave through the 2022 season as he undergoes treatment for colon cancer. Snyder was special teams coach at USC the...

Kansas State Ring of Honor inaugural inductee and long-time assistant coach Sean Snyder has a new coaching home. After spending the 2020 and 2021 seasons at USC, Snyder (the son of hall of fame former K-State coach Bill Snyder) is headed to Illinois, where he’ll serve as special teams coordinator and specialists coach under former teammate and co-assistant coach Brett Bielema.

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Ben Miller's medical leave will be extended through the 2022 season, the team announced in a press release Tuesday. Miller was diagnosed with colon cancer in February. As part of the replacement effort, the Illini hired Sean Snyder as...

Trojan special teams coordinator Sean Snyder addressed the media after Wednesday's "mock game week" practice, talking about the state of his special teams unit. We talked to Synder about how practices have been going, some of his options in the return game, some of the inconsistencies in the place kicking and how the punt team has looked.

GoPowercat publisher Tim Fitzgerald delivers his thoughts on the day's notable headlines from Kansas State athletics and the sports world. Here is what is on today's agenda:. Fitz continues his series that looks at the members of the Kansas State football Ring of Honor at Bill Snyder Family Stadium by reviewing the importance of punter Sean Snyder to the development of the program. As Fitz explains, Sean, the son of coach Bill Snyder, transferred to K-State from Iowa and played in the 1991 and 1992 season, becoming the school's first All-American in 15 years with his outstanding performance in '92. Sean was much more than the Coach's son, he played a critical role in helping the program grow and usher in its 11-year bowl string starting in 1993.

GoPowercat's Tim Fitzgerald talks about Sean Snyder and how he earned his way into K-State's Ring of Honor on today's Daily Delivery.