Dana Dimel, a longtime college football coach who spent 20 years working at Kansas State under Bill Snyder, died in his sleep on Tuesday at the age of 62.

Dimel worked under former Wildcats coach Bill Snyder in both tenures."Obviously, we are very saddened by the passing of Dana," Snyder said to Kansas State Athletics. "He was a special friend and coaching companion.

A longtime offensive coordinator under Bill Snyder at his alma mater Kansas State, Dana Dimel served this past season as an assistant at Illinois.

The fall transfer window doesn’t open for college football players until Dec. 9, a day after the playoff bracket is announced and bowl matchups are locked into place. But graduate transfers can enter the portal at any time, and other players can announce their plans to transfer ahead of time.

Ryan Walters' firing opened the transfer portal immediately for Purdue. See which Boilermakers have entered their name,

The Boilermakers' backup quarterback, who nearly rallied the team to victory at Illinois, will enter his name in the portal to gauge his options.