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Grading Penn State's Matt Campbell hire: Did James Franklin firing backfire on Nittany Lions?

The Penn State coaching search – finally – is drawing to a close.

According to multiple reports , Penn State is nearing an agreement to hire Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, expected to sign him to an eight-year contract. This comes almost two months after longtime James Franklin was fired, hired by Virginia Tech and flipped several Penn State commits to Virginia Tech when the Early Signing Day period opened Wednesday.

It's been a PR mess of sorts for the Nittany Lions, who did not land several of the candidates that were on the initial list when Franklin was fired. Indiana's Curt Cignetti, Nebraska's Matt Rhule, Louisville's Jeff Brohm and Texas A&M's Mike Elko were amo

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