Penn State Sports Magazine
Issue link: https://comanpub.uberflip.com/i/1543434
2 6 M A R C H 2 0 2 6 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M / / / / / / / T H E C L A S S O F 2 0 2 6 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / M att Campbell was 31 years old when he earned his first head coaching post and, by his own admission, "didn't know what the heck I was doing." He figured it out. Campbell may have been the youngest head coach in the FBS when Toledo promoted him in Decem- ber 2011 after he previously served as the Rockets' offensive coordinator, but he won 10 of his first 14 games and went on to post a 35-15 record in four full seasons. That performance led to Campbell's second head coaching job, this one at a Power Five school. When he arrived at WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY Penn State's roster overhaul gives an ambitious crop of transfers a chance to shine on one of college football's biggest stages M A T T H E R B | M A T T . H E R B @ O N 3 . C O M Matt Campbell rebuilt Penn State's roster in his first two months on the job. Forty-six scholarship players left PSU, while 37 came aboard, including 23 from Campbell's former school, Iowa State. PHOTO BY MARK SELDERS/PENN STATE ATHLETICS