The Penn State football team finally has a new head coach , after hiring Matt Campbell on Friday. Campbell leaves Iowa State after a solid tenure as the Cyclones head coach. Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft is overjoyed to have found his new coach.

“Coach Campbell is, without a doubt, the right leader at the right time for Penn State Football,” Kraft said, per On3.

Penn State spent months looking for a coach, after firing James Franklin. The Nittany Lions swung and missed on several power 4 coaches including Curt Cignetti, Mike Elko, Matt Rhule and Kalani Sitake.

Campbell took Iowa State to the Big 12 championship game during the 2020 and 2024 seasons. He had coached in Ames since the 2016 season, winning close to 60 percent of his games there.

“He is a stellar coach with a

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