Penn State's coaching search was a bit interesting a few months ago, with many suggesting it couldn't find the head coach it wanted due to a few factors.
Penn State eventually landed on an incredible head coach in Iowa State product Matt Campbell, who many viewed as one of the more underrated coaches in the college football world.
Campbell will have his work cut out for him in a different way during his time in Happy Valley, as expectations are completely different in State College than in Ames, Iowa. That doesn't take away from what Campbell did during his time at Iowa State, but really just goes to show that Penn State is a massive program with lofty expectations year in and year out.
When speaking about his decision to come to State College and be the next head coach of a storied program, it sounds like that was part of why Campbell decided to take the job. He understood the history of the program, and while he did a lot of good at Iowa State, advancing his career seemed to be a priority.
"Ames was a great place to build culture and team. You certainly knew in its finest moments here at Penn State, that existed -- that culture, community, unification, everybody pulling in the same direction, when done correctly, that still could exist," Campbell said, per ESPN.
"I felt called to that. Could you help unify, align and heal the football building and [fulfill] that deep responsibility to this incredible culture of football that's existed in some unbelievable moments -- and bring all that back together?"
No offense to Iowa State, but there is no way that anybody could say that Penn State isn't the better program, as it isn't even close. It would be like a Penn State basketball fan trying to say that Iowa State basketball isn't as good as Penn State, as we all know that just isn't the case.
Back to Campbell, though, there's a lot of reason to think this was the right hire, and according to his quarterback, Rocco Becht, he proved that during his exit meeting at Iowa State.
"He stayed in his office and waited to talk to every single person in that program," Becht said. "That spoke to who that guy is. It was awesome, especially for the players who were walk-ons or guys who didn't play as much."