Friday, December 05, 2025

PSU Falls Forward

A disastrous, embarrassing 54-day search to replace James Franklin has turned up gold. Matt Campbell of Iowa State agreed to terms today. 

Campbell takes over a program in crisis for the second time in 15 years. Its recruiting class is gone and there is nothing that Campbell can do about it. Its current players preferred interim head coach Terry Smith, and were vocal and public about it. The transfer portal opens January 2 and lasts two weeks. PSU may lose more players even as it attempts to lure others to make up for its recruiting debacle of exactly tyoo new players.

Campbell...began his college playing career at Pitt...:o I did not know that.