Matt Campbell to Iowa State: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

According to the Toledo Blade's Nicholas Piotrowicz, the Iowa State Cyclones hired former Toledo Rockets football head coach Matt Campbell to the same position early Sunday morning.

The team has not disclosed the contract figures.

The hiring comes less than a week after the Cyclones fired former head coach Paul Rhoads, who had been at the position for seven years. Rhoads coached Iowa State to losing seasons in six of those seven years. 

At Toledo, the 36-year-old Campbell led the Rockets to winning seasons in each of his four full years and won a pair of bowl games with the MAC school, compiling a 35-15 record. 

Toledo offered Campbell a contract that would have made him the highest-paid coach in the MAC on Saturday, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). 

Piotrowicz described the kind of coach Iowa State is getting:

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To his players, he's very, very honest. Every player in his program knows where he stands, good or bad. He does not shortcut. He'll recruit above his weight class and the kids will get better under his program. He inspires a lot of loyalty from the people he's around. He's not always forthcoming with media, but I've always believed him a good man.

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Per Piotrowicz, Campbell will be in Iowa on Sunday. 

Iowa State, which has struggled to be relevant in the Big 12 for much of its existence, needed a change. The Cyclones haven't won more than six games in any of the last six seasons, and they haven't been bowl-eligible since 2012.

Bringing Campbell into a power conference, Iowa State looks as though it is confident that he can help turn things around.

Stats courtesy of Sports-Reference.com.