Iowa State expected to name Toledo’s Matt Campbell new head coach

Iowa State, which bid farewell to coach Paul Rhoads on Saturday, has apparently wasted no time finding a replacement. Power five teams have the size we are going to be playing against in the Big 12. Turning 36 years old today, the Mount Union alum has a 35-15 record as a head coach with a pair of MAC West co-championships, albeit no championship game appearances, and is 2-1 in bowl games. “Two years ago after we played the Cyclones in Ames, I called my wife (Erica) and said, ‘You simply would not believe this place”. Their fans, the game-day environment and facilities are all incredible.

Coach Rhoads was with the Cyclones for seven seasons.

Campbell reportedly has an offer from Iowa State after meeting with Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard earlier in the day. I have zero interest in anything other than this football team and being its head football coach, and that’s always been my stand on that. IL actually held Iowa State to just 6-for-25 shooting from 3-point range, a solid feat for a team that’s given up tons of 3-pointers this season.

Toledo completed a 9-2 season that included wins against Arkansas and Iowa State on Friday with a loss to Western Michigan that will keep the Rockets out of the MAC championship game.

The Rocket started 7-0 this fall before a loss to Northern Illinois.

Heacock, a 31-year veteran of the college football coaching ranks, has helped shape Toledo’s defense into one of the best in the Mid-American Conference.

K.J. Dillon’s interception on Iowa State’s opening series set up Howard’s scoring toss to Shelton Gibson, who took a short pass and weaved his way across the field for a 60-yard TD.

Through the first half of Saturday’s game between West Virginia and Iowa State, the Mountaineers managed only 46 total yards rushing on 16 carries. The two also recruited ISU running back Mike Warren to the Rockets before Ayeni joined the offensive staff in Ames and brought Warren with him. Sophomore quarterback Joel Lanning was up and down after taking over as the starter midway through this season, but he showed plenty of promise with both his arm and legs.

Now Iowa State will head back to Hilton Coliseum so the Cyclones can face North Dakota State (4-1) on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

The Cyclones weren’t expected to be big-time players in a flooded coaching market, but made a pre-emptive move to grab one of the nation’s brightest young coaches.

Iowa State didn’t waste time finding a new head coach.

McKay was at Marquette during the fall semester of 2013 before transferring to Iowa State.

The opening part of the second half had two more ties and five lead changes before the Cyclones seized control.