You never know what’s going to happen in college football. Suddenly, after a wild coaching carousel with big-time jobs open at LSU, Florida, Auburn, and Penn State, the Michigan job could come up a week after signing day.
That’s what happened on Wednesday when Michigan fired Sherrone Moore for cause. The move, while unexpected, makes it all the more important that Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft finally got a deal done with Matt Campbell after a drawn-out and at times embarrassing search for James Franklin’s replacement.
Matt Campbell would have been a top candidate for Michigan
Campbell had long been rumored for big-time Power Conference and even NFL jobs, but stayed at Iowa State for 10 years, waiting for the right opportunity to leave.