my guess is that avery johnson consumed all the available qb nil money. klieman likely told howard that he would be competing for his job. and further that if he left his finances if nothing else would surely improve.
he had accomplished everything he could at k-state. all his buddies, including cooper beebe and roomie ben sinnott, were leaving as well. so, it was a pretty easy decision to find another venue for his super-senior year.
it's proved to be the right choice so far, hooking up with the ohio state university as he has. i can't think of a more prestigious program. plus, he is closer to his pennsylvania home.