K-State suspends soccer coach Colleen Corbin for repeating ‘offensive lyrics’
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- K-State suspends coach Colleen Corbin 2weeks after an incident involving offensive lyrics.
- The incident was reported to KSU’s Civil Rights and Title IX office; she was disciplined.
- Hired in 2024, Corbin led the 2025 team to the program's first winning record since 2016.
Kansas State has suspended its soccer coach for using offensive language.
The Wildcats decided to discipline Collen Corbin after the soccer team played music containing offensive lyrics during warm-ups before an exhibition match earlier this spring, and the second-year head coach went on to repeat the same offensive lyrics while objecting to them afterward.
The Manhattan Mercury first reported the development, stating that the offensive lyrics contained a racial slur.
After reviewing the incident, K-State athletic director Gene Taylor informed Corbin that she would be suspended for two weeks during a meeting earlier this month.
“Coach Colleen Corbin was suspended for two weeks following offensive lyrics played during warm-ups before a spring match,” the K-State athletic department said in a statement. “While addressing the issue, the coach inappropriately repeated the offensive lyrics. The incident was reported to the University’s Civil Rights and Title IX office, and K-State Athletics took action, issuing a suspension. Athletics takes these matters seriously and expects coaches and players to respect others.”
Corbin is the second head coach in the history of K-State soccer.
She was hired in late 2024, and she led the Wildcats to an encouraging season in 2025, as they finished with a winning record (7-6-5) for the first time since the program was created in 2016. Corbin is entering her second season on the job.
K-State is in the middle of its spring season. It is next scheduled to play an exhibition game at Creighton on April 12.
This story was originally published March 31, 2026 at 8:23 PM.