The duo has done a great job for many years now.
We don't often see guys spend their entire college careers with the same program or head coach. Fortunately for many players on Penn State's current roster, that's the case with Matt Campbell.
Many of his former players followed him over from Iowa State, including fifth-year quarterback Rocco Becht. Becht, a quarterback from Florida, seems to have a great relationship with Penn State's head coach.
Instead of entering the portal and exploring other options, once Campbell was named head coach, many assumed Becht would be the quarterback for the Nittany Lions in the 2026 season.
That seems to be paying off early on for Penn State, as the young man has completed more than 70% of his passes, throwing for 751 yards and nine touchdowns. He currently has zero interceptions and has done exactly what's been asked of him.
Much of that is because of his relationship with Campbell.
Speaking to reporters, he once admitted that Campbell was the guy he knew he wanted to play for in college. Becht wasn't exactly a big-time recruit, eventually earning a four-star rating later in his high school career.
At times, it didn't look like he'd end up at a big-time program, but Campbell trusted him to become a very good player. Becht and his family liked the offense Campbell ran with the Cyclones, which he has now brought over to Penn State.
“Getting on a call with Coach Campbell was the main priority, and ever since that call, he’s literally preached and taught the same lessons and verbiage as what he did back then,” Becht told the Centre Daily Times.
“And so I think that’s what’s so special about him. He doesn’t change for a scenery, he doesn’t change for people, he stays to who he is. And I think that’s why he’s able to get so many commits and big time commits to commit to him, because he’s committed to those guys as well.”
There's really something to be said for Becht playing for the same head coach for five years throughout college. Campbell did right by him, and Iowa State and Penn State are great programs, but it's just not something that's common nowadays.
He's obviously been paid handsomely throughout his career, but it's also safe to say he could have made a lot more money than he did at Iowa State over the past couple of seasons.
