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Matt Campbell ends a decade at Iowa State as Penn State's new coach after a 54-day search, facing immediate challenges in recruiting and roster stability, Penn State officials said.
- Updated Dec. 5, 2025, Penn State reportedly agreed to hire Matt Campbell after a 54-day search, with an eight-year contract pending board approval on Dec. 8, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported.
- Facing a vacancy after Oct. 12, Penn State University began a lengthy national search after James Franklin was fired following a six-game losing streak, with several national coaching candidates signing extensions or declining.
- Campbell leaves after ten seasons and a 72-55 record, becoming Iowa State Cyclones' winningest coach; Jamie Pollard said `He had other times he could have left and he chose not to.`
- Iowa State named Jimmy Rogers as its next head coach Friday evening, while Penn State University must immediately salvage its recruiting class and stabilize a vulnerable roster.
- The hire reshapes both programs by pairing Matt Campbell's program-building with Penn State University's deeper resources, including roughly $30 million in NIL funding.
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Ignore the Haters: Penn State Is Right to Demand Championship Standards
Now that the dust has settled on Penn State's coaching search, everyone seems to agree that the Nittany Lions ended up with the best possible candidate given the circumstances surrounding their search.Matt Campbell will be a hell of a coach in Happy Valley, but the rhetoric surrounding Penn State still feels like that of a fanbase whose unrealistic expectations caused them to fly too close to the sun — and get humbled.For starters, as I’ve said …
Penn State’s wild search finally ends with hiring of Matt Campbell
To borrow a baseball metaphor, Penn State director of athletics Pat Kraft was in an 0-for-20 slump while swinging from his heels trying to blast a home run. He missed on Mike Elko, Kalen DeBoer and Marcus Freeman during his bungled one-man search. He pursued a coach, BYU’s Kalani Sitake, while underestimating his deep roots and way of life that kept him in Provo, Utah. He passed on James Madison’s Bob Chesney, a Pennsylvania native who has liter…
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The Delaware County Daily TimesMatt Campbell is now the ringleader of Penn State’s circus
To borrow a baseball metaphor, Penn State director of athletics Pat Kraft was in an 0-for-20 slump while swinging from his heels trying to blast a home run. He missed on Mike Elko, Kalen DeBoer and Marcus Freeman during his bungled one-man search. He pursued a coach, BYU’s Kalani Sitake, while underestimating his deep roots and way of life that kept him in Provo, Utah. He passed on James Madison’s Bob Chesney, a Pennsylvania native who has liter…
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