Kansas State Football: Meet the New Staff – Cory Patterson – Running Backs

CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 12: Purdue Boilermakers Associate Head Coach Cory Patterson directs players during the college football game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini on October 12, 2024, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bio graphy Now that all the basketball nastiness is settled, it’s time to turn our gaze back to the upcoming football season. Spring practice begins on March 26th, and there will be a plethora of new faces on the field.

Some of the new faces will be running through the drills, and some will be running them. Running backs coach Cory Patterson will be one of the new faces putting his position group through their paces. I know I’m getting old because this is the second “Meet the Coach” article I’ve written about Coach Patterson.

I wrote the first one in 2023 when he was named Associate Head Coach / Wide Receivers coach at Purdue under Ryan Walters. Needless to say, that didn’t work out for the Boilermakers, but that’s water under the proverbial bridge. In fact, if you’re looking for a twinkle of light in the rank, fetid darkness that was the Ryan Walters era at Purdue, Cory Patterson and the wide receivers may be the lone bright spot.

Originally hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, Patterson played football at Lindenwood University before a leg injury ended his playing career. Coach Patterson returned to St.