Reaction to Penn State hiring Matt Campbell, keeping Terry Smith and Pat Kraft audio; bowl game revealed

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4.9 • 921 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Penn State football has a new head coach in longtime Iowa State leader Matt Campbell. We react to the move, which completes a 54 day search, and also focus on the aspect of Terry Smith remaining on staff. Plus, what stood out from leaked audio of AD Pat Kraft's meeting with players and where is PSU heading for its bowl game? Enjoy complete Penn State coverage anytime at Lions247.com. Follow the team on X: @Lions247 @TDsTake @danieljtgallen @tyler_calvaruso @MarkXBrennan. Follow or subscribe to the Lions247 Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. And watch every episode on YouTube. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back into the Lions 24-7 podcast. I am Tyler Donahue. They are Mark Brennan and Daniel Gowlin. We don't usually sit together on a Saturday unless it's the post-game podcast, but some breaking news on Friday that came through. Of course, you're well aware by now. I'm sure Penn State has its new head coach of the football program. Matt Campbell, long time leader at Iowa State, long known as a guy who has done
0:26.3	more with less and people have been eyeing him up for a year. The better part of a decade, I'd say,
0:32.0	is when is this coach going to take the next step? When is he going to go the rung up the ladder
0:37.1	with some more
0:38.2	resources, with a little bit more exposure, with more national spotlight, more pressure on him as well?
0:44.5	And as it turns out, Penn State is the opportunity that Matt Campbell deems is worth taking
0:49.4	and leaving Ames after a long-term run there. Daniel Gallen, Mark Brennan, here with me to help break things down.
0:55.8	We also have some news on the bull front for Penn State and game number 13, which is ahead.
1:00.7	But first and foremost, guys, 54 days later, we have reached the finish line.
1:05.6	It's over.
1:06.7	Penn State has replaced James Franklin.
1:08.6	We'll get into some other roster and staff ramifications from this whole process.
1:12.9	But Daniel, you were the one who published our breaking story on the move on Friday.
1:18.4	I know we were polishing that thing up, getting it ready, hoping we wouldn't have to turn it in for Penn State's sake into a Penn State missed is at the last second kind of article again.
1:28.0	They avoided any late hiccups.
1:29.8	They were able to have some clarity on this by Friday evening.
1:33.0	We got word.
1:33.7	There was a team meeting set in I was in Ames.
1:37.8	I got to stop calling it Iowa City.
1:39.2	I'm going to make a lot of enemies in Ames.
1:41.6	And lo and behold, that meeting was for the reason of saying, guys, appreciate you,
1:46.3	love you, but I'm moving to Happy Valley.
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