Matt Campbell has never put much thought into being an NFL coach, even though several pro teams expressed interest in the 39-year-old Iowa State coach in the past year.
"Well, my goal initially wasn't even to be a college head football coach," Campbell said Tuesday at Big 12 media days. "My goal and dream was to be like my father, who was a high school head football coach."
The former University of Toledo coach is going into his fourth season at Iowa State. The Cyclones, coming off consecutive 8-5 seasons, were picked third in the preseason Big 12 poll — behind only four-time defending champion Oklahoma and Texas, the two teams who played in the league championship game last season.