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Editor’s note: Steve Doerschuk spent months researching quarterbacks. The result is three waves of a series, “Year of the Quarterback.” The first wave revolves around tremendous high school QBs fighting to find the field in college. This is the fourth article in the first wave.
Matt Campbell isn’t in the middle of nowhere, but being in the middle of Iowa might seem that way when trying to attract a five-star quarterback.
The former Perry High School and Mount Union University bruiser is in his ninth season as football head coach at Iowa State University, in Ames.
The Skunk River always has flowed through Ames, but the rampaging NCAA transfer portal probably never will.
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell celebrates with the trophy after the Fiesta Bowl against Oregon, Jan. 2, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz.
While Ames is growing in population and vitality, it isn’t Columbus, Norman or Tuscaloosa.
In the last 10 years, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Alabama have combined for 27 seasons with at least 10 wins.
Iowa State is still looking for its first 10-win football season, ever. The only nine-win seasons before the Campbell era were in 1906 and 2000. Campbell joined the club when his 2020 team went 9-3.
Former Massillon Washington High School coach Earle Bruce wound up at Iowa State for a while. His strange run started with three four-win seasons, followed by three eight-win years, followed by replacing Woody Hayes at Ohio State.
Campbell, 44, stands to be the winningest head coach in Iowa State history. He enters the 2024 season at 53-48, poised to pass Dan McCarney, who went 56-85 from 1995-2006.
Campbell also stands on the shaky ground of the portal era, which began after he made waves with a win over Baker Mayfield and the No. 3-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in 2017.
Coming off a 7-6 season in 2023, the coach from Stark County stared down…
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Publish date : 2024-07-19 10:00:53
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