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Penn State hiring Iowa State's Matt Campbell to 8-year deal as coach

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell agreed to an eight-year deal to become the next coach at Penn State, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. The deal will go before the compensation committee of the school's board of trustees for final approval Monday.

Campbell, the winningest coach in Iowa State history, met with Penn State officials Thursday night before negotiating a deal Friday. Iowa State quickly moved to hire Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers to replace Campbell, the school announced.

In its search to replace longtime coach James Franklin, who was fired Oct.