Kansas State coach Bill Snyder watches the fourth quarter of his team's 45-17 loss to Iowa State on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

News organizations covering Kansas State University reported late Monday night that K-State football coach Bill Snyder planned to retire following this season, his 17th in charge of the Wildcats.

Powercat Illustrated, citing unnamed sources, said Snyder informed the team of his decision about 9 p.m. Monday following the team’s practice. Snyder reportedly will officially announce his retirement today at his news conference.

Powercat Illustrated’s source said the news came as a complete shock to everyone who was present.

Snyder is responsible for orchestrating one of the biggest turnarounds in the history of college sports, taking one of the worst programs in college football and making it a national-title contender in a matter of years. Hired before the start of the 1989 season as KSU was in the middle of a 27-game losing streak, Snyder led the depleted Wildcats to a 1-10 record before the winning began.

K-State was 5-6 in Snyder’s second year and 7-4 in his third. Overall, he is 135-68-1 at Kansas State with one game against Missouri left on this season’s schedule.