In typical Bill Snyder fashion, the 77-year-old Kansas State head coach doesn’t plan on letting a recent diagnosis of cancer stop him from doing his job.

Snyder released a statement Monday revealing he has been diagnosed with throat cancer, clearing up the weekend reports of his rumored health issues. Not only does Snyder not anticipate missing any games this fall, he expects to be fully available for the start of Kansas State’s spring football next month.

“I feel bad having to release this information about my health in this manner prior to sharing it in person with so many personal friends, distant family, players and their families, past and present, and many of the Kansas State football family so close to our program,” Snyder said. “But, with so much talk presently out there, I certainly owe it to everyone to make them aware of my condition.

“I have been diagnosed with throat cancer and have been receiving outpatient treatment at the KU Medical Center for about three weeks and am getting along very well. The doctors and staffs at both KU Med and M.D. Anderson (in Houston, Texas) have been great; working so very well together to finalize the overall treatment plan which is being conducted in Kansas City. Both ‘teams’ have projected a positive outcome and have worked out a schedule that allows me to be in Kansas City for my regular treatments and still be back in the office on a regular basis through the first week of March. Sean, along with our coaching and support staffs remain highly productive in carrying out their responsibilities keeping us on track.”

The statement also states Snyder ‘fully expects’ to be on the field for Kansas State’s spring practice, which begins March 29.

It’s pretty rare to see a man actively coach at a stadium named after him (technically Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium) but that just goes to show how revered Coach Snyder has become as the face of the Kansas State program.

Kansas State is scheduled to travel to Nashville this season to take on Vanderbilt Sept. 16. It goes without saying we all hope Coach Snyder has fully recovered and is coaching his team from the sidelines during the Week 3 contest against the Commodores.