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CollegeFootballNews.com

Imagine Iowa State, only with a lot more talent and resources. Matt Campbell kept enough players around to be okay, and he’s bringing in close to 20 Cyclones – the good ones – to get everything up to speed.

Campbell is walking into a pressure cooker. Everyone will say all the right things about a grace period. That will end right after kickoff against Washington State.

NCAA.com

Penn State is Iowa State east, it seems, after Matt Campbell took over as head coach. Former Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht followed Campbell to Happy Valley along with 23 of his teammates. Iowa State only won eight games last year with a Big 12 schedule, so it remains to be seen how well a team full of former Cyclones performs in the Big Ten.