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Penn State Hires Matt Campbell - Josh Pate's College Football Show

2025-12-08 Sports
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Penn State Hires Matt Campbell: Analysis of the Decision and Future Outlook

Discover why football experts universally praise Matt Campbell and how this hire secures Penn State's long-term stability and culture-building foundation.

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  • Penn State hired Matt Campbell after a 54-day search, fulfilling what the analyst viewed as the obvious necessary move.
  • Football peers highly respect Campbell, noting he has actively turned down NFL head coaching opportunities recently.
  • Campbell excels at building culture, meaning Penn State gains stability beyond just assembling top talent via Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) deals.
  • The speaker believes Campbell was the best candidate since James Franklin’s departure and should have been the first call made.

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Penn State hiring Matt Campbell ended a 54-day coaching search. On Josh Pate's College Football Show Ep 695 Josh Pate discussed the the hiring of Matt Campbell along with the reasons he feels Penn State could win big witg him at the helm. Let us know what you think in the comments below and be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we bring you multiple live shows per week! #PennState #JoshPate #Search SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/josh-pates-college-football-show/id1485905502 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshPateCFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JoshPateCFB/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joshpatecfb

Top Comments (10)

@SethHarrell-zb4el 2025-12-08

We all thought of Josh when the hire happened

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@kapla2004 2025-12-08

Penn State took the scenic route

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@TheMagnusGaming 2025-12-08

As a lifelong Penn State fan and alumni, I am very excited to have this guy running our football program! I see BIG things in Happy Valley in the years to come!

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@christrayer5560 2025-12-08

They contacted who they thought was his agent, but they never heard back. Here he changed his agent. Then they contacted his new agent and the rest is history

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@jm-fe1iz 2025-12-08

I went to Toledo his first year as head coach, and the guys i knew on the football team absolutely loved him. Not only did he stay at ISU when he had better options come his way, he took salary cuts so he could keep staff members around. Matt Campbell is not only a great coach, but he's a great person. Penn State is very lucky to have someone like him after how poorly they've handled the coaching search.

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@antwha5526 2025-12-08

Problem: Matt Campbell wasn't talking with anyone until after the season.

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@Moon8-4A 2025-12-08

A+ hire, they wasted a lot of time but at least they got their guy

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@kevinfogarty6924 2025-12-08

Damn, that video Josh. Hair and a black shirt! Different times.

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@bronsonbamnallen1633 2025-12-08

Was waiting for this video for 3 days. Why the hold up?

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@hansssnet 2025-12-11

Iowa State fan here I appreciate you apologizing because it did feel a bit like you were trying to push him out. And the twitter picture as well... but good on you for owning up to it - that is the kind of thing that makes you one of the best out there!

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