Chris Klieman and the Kansas State Wildcats will debut a special white-helmet, all-white pants uniform combo against Rutgers in the Rate Bowl on Dec. 26, giving K-State seniors a memorable send-off and fans a fresh look at this classic rivalry.

K-State has modified its uniforms only seven times since 2009, and the Wildcats haven’t won a game in alternate gear since 2013. Klieman has mixed things up four times since he took over as coach in 2019 and the Wildcats have gone 0-4 in those games, with losses to Baylor (2019), West Virginia (2019), Navy (2019) and Tulane (2022).

Kansas State football has not had much luck with alternate uniforms under coach Chris Klieman. They Wildcats give it another try in the Rate Bowl.

After a month of rest, Rutgers is getting back on the football field. The Scarlet Knights (7-5, 4-5) face Kansas State (8-4, 4-5) in the Rate Bowl on Thursday, December 26, at Chase Field in Phoenix,

Kansas State will have a new group of starters when it returns to the football field against Rutgers at the Rate Bowl later this month in Phoenix. Chris Klieman has made several notable changes to the K-State depth chart since the Wildcats finished the regular season at 8-4.

Kansas State football has released its depth chart for its bowl game and as anticipated it revealed new starters at four positions as well as some other reshuffling from the regular season. The Wildcats (8-4) will face Rutgers (7-5) in the Rate Bowl at 4:30 p.m. central time Dec. 26 in Phoenix.

Rutgers is preparing for its second straight postseason appearance and will take on the Wildcats in Phoenix, Arizona.