Overview
- Multiple outlets report Penn State is in final negotiations with Matt Campbell to become its next head coach, with terms still being finalized.
- The Board of Trustees’ committee that approves high-value contracts has scheduled meetings Monday through Thursday, a step viewed as necessary before an agreement is finalized.
- Reports from ESPN and Yahoo Sports indicate Campbell is expected to receive an eight-year contract that would place him among the nation’s top-paid coaches, pending board approval.
- Campbell, 46, is Iowa State’s winningest coach at 72-55 with three Big 12 Coach of the Year awards, and his Iowa State deal includes a reported $2 million buyout after a recent extension worth about $5 million annually.
- The protracted search followed the Oct. 12 firing of James Franklin, with interim Terry Smith going 3–3, and it has already hurt recruiting as Penn State signed only two players while several former commits followed Franklin to Virginia Tech.