Penn State hires Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell
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Penn State football finally has its new leader in place. Iowa State 's Matt Campbell has reportedly agreed to terms to become only Penn State's fifth head coach since 1950, ending a winding, if not tiring, 54-day search since James Franklin was fired.
Penn State got its man. In the end, the Nittany Lions landed what appears to be a quality hire as their next full-time head coach. Matt Campbell is coming from Iowa State to lead PSU. It even sounds like Penn State will keep the well thought of interim coach, Terry Smith, on staff rather than losing him elsewhere.
With the search entering the "desperate" stage, Penn State has to find a way to land a good candidate. Many have started suggesting that the Nittany Lions simply remove the interim tag from Terry Smith. Others don't believe that he's the guy who can lead the school back to national championship contender.
After one of the best signing days in recent memory for the program, the Iowa State Cyclones have some looming concerns all of a sudden about the status of thei