Penn State’s $47M Matt Campbell Promise Confirms Pat Kraft’s True Intentions for Terry Smith Penn State’s $47 million move for Matt Campbell hints at Pat Kraft’s real intentions regarding Terry Smith

The war is finally over for Penn State as they have landed their big new head coach, Matt Campbell. Many in State College were unimpressed, preferring hometown interim head coach Terry Smith, who understands the Happy Valley football picture. According to football insiders, it was always the plan, and Terry never stood a chance of becoming the permanent HC.

College football insider Matt Fortuna hopped onto X and spilled the news: “SOURCES: Penn State is committing roughly $30 million in NIL money and $17 million in staff pool (assistant coaches, support staff, etc.) to Matt Campbell.”

To be honest, that is a substantial amount of money for an NIL roster. Top programs around college football have 20–25 million in NIL roster money. 30 million can literally help them compete with the likes