Summary
Matt Campbell has taken over as the head coach of Penn State's football team. He faces challenges in recruiting new players after the team had a tough season and lost many recruits to Virginia Tech. Campbell is focusing on finding players with the right character and is considering using both high school recruits and transfer players.
Key Facts
- Matt Campbell is the new head coach for Penn State's football team.
- He previously coached at Iowa State, a team with limited recruiting resources.
- Penn State had a 6-6 season, leading to the firing of the previous coach, James Franklin.
- Franklin left for Virginia Tech and flipped 11 Penn State recruits to the new team.
- During the early signing period, Penn State signed only two new recruits.
- Campbell plans to focus on recruiting players with good character.
- He mentioned the possibility of using the transfer portal to recruit players.
- The transfer portal helps teams get players from other colleges, but it's a temporary solution.
