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Prominent college football host uses 3-word remark reacting to Matt Campbell's PSU hire

Story byZain BandoMon, December 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM UTC·2 min readProminent college football host uses 3-word remark reacting to Matt Campbell's PSU hire originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. More Big Ten coaching dominos continued to fall late this past week when the Penn State Nittany Lionsofficially hired Matt Campbell away from Iowa State in an attempt to restore a tradition of excellence in State College this fall. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCollege football podcaster Josh Pate was growing concerned the Nittany Lions' search had reached a dead end. But after the school and Campbell reached an agreement Friday, all has started to settle down since."Coach Campbell is, without a doubt, the right leader at the right time for Penn State Football," Athletic Director Pat Kraft said in a statement.

Prominent college football host uses 3-word remark reacting to Matt Campbell's PSU hire

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  • "He is a stellar coach with a proven track record of success and his values, character and approach to leading student-athletes to success on and off the field align perfectly with the traditions and values of Penn State."Pate, too, appears on.
  • board.“I’ll tell you why I think he’s a perfect fit here,” Pate said during "Josh Pate’s College Football Show." “He’s dead serious about that Toledo stuff.
  • Matt Campbell came very close to just not leaving Toledo for Iowa State.
  • That’s how dug in he was at Toledo.
  • And then he got to Iowa State and thought to himself: ‘I’m not leaving here.’"AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTaking a bigger job certainly comes with its risks, but given Campbell's track record, Pate says he expects nothing more than a quick program turnaround.“A lot of guys talk like that and give it lip service.
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