No, I’m not at all ready to say Penn State made a mistake by hiring Matt Campbell. And I think everybody who does ought to settle down and take a breath. Since when, in what world, should there be a definitive declaration that somebody isn’t — or is — going to be successful after ...
Penn State hired the wrong coach. It should have been either Bob Chesney or Terry Smith instead of Matt Campbell. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying Campbell needs to be fired. That simply cannot happen, since the school would still owe him $61 million. Campbell is going to be Penn ...
My grandfather, the late Morris Harris, once told us, “You only have one chance to make a first impression.” He didn’t invent the saying, but I had not heard it before. (This was in the 1960s). Which brings us to Matt Campbell. Since becoming the Nittany Lions’ head coach in ...
This is a very dangerous time for the Penn State football program, and for Penn State Athletics as a whole. To have the football team struggling on the field the way it is, and for new coach Matt Campbell to already be facing heavy criticism, we need to consider the potential ramifications of ...
There are and will continue to be comparisons between Matt Campbell and James Franklin. For all the things in which Franklin did well — winning most games he was expected to, positively representing the program, being a champion recruiter and gaining facility improvements — ...
Matt Campbell came out with a pair of doozy comments Tuesday that were perplexing at best and alarming at worst. There was a lot to be disappointed about in Penn State’s loss to Wisconsin, and Neil handled the football part of why Campbell deserves plenty of criticism this week. I’ll ...
