STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — As he steadily built up Iowa State’s football program, Matt Campbell regularly turned down other head coaching gigs until his dream job opened.

After a decade in Ames, the 46-year-old from Massillon, Ohio, couldn’t say no to the chance to take over one of college football’s storied programs in Penn State, especially considering the Nittany Lions were offering the three things Campbell sought — a chance to live closer to his boyhood home, work with leaders committed to dedicating resources to the football program and a chance to end his career in Happy Valley.

Campbell was officially introduced as Penn State’s 17th football coach on Monday, just a few hours after the University’s Board of Trustees approved an eight-year contract worth up to $78.5 million includin

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