Three-time Massive 12 Coach of the Yr Matt Campbell is locked in with Iowa State. The schoolfinalized a contract extension with the winningest coach in program historical past, retaining him on board by means of the 2032 season, ESPN’s Max Olson stories. Campbell will make $5 million per 12 months and reportedly agreed to take a reduction on his new deal to pave the best way for an elevated assistant wage pool and to permit Iowa State to put aside a further $1 million in income sharing cash.
In keeping with USA Immediately’s coach wage database, the $5 million determine would have made Campbell the Forty second-highest paid coach in school soccer final season, tied with ex-North Carolina coach Mack Brown. It’s a substantial bump from the $4 million Campbell made final 12 months, which ranked 53rd nationally.
The extension and pay elevate is a well timed one. It capitalizes on the success Campbell delivered final fall in what was by far the very best season in Iowa State historical past. The 11 wins marked the primary time the Cyclones ever cracked the double-digit win mark, they returned to the Massive 12 Championship Recreation for the primary time since 2020 and their No. 15 rating within the ultimate AP High 25 was their second-highest end thus far.
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Iowa State was only one win away final season from making its School Soccer Playoff debut however misplaced to Arizona State with the Massive 12 crown on the road. With Campbell remaining on the helm and a major quantity of roster continuity, the Cyclones might contend once more for the Massive 12 title and a CFP berth in 2025.
Campbell has been a reported candidate for quite a few jobs all through his Iowa State profession however every time stayed along with his program in Ames. Most just lately, he drew curiosity from the Chicago Bears this offseason earlier than the franchise employed Ben Johnson.
Campbell arrived at Iowa State in 2016 and wanted simply two seasons to show a longtime Massive 12 backside dweller program right into a perennial prime 25 operation. He received at the very least seven video games in seven of his first 9 years on the helm and appeared within the AP High 25 5 straight years from 2017 to 2021, which was the longest such streak in class historical past. In all, Campbell is 64-51 as Iowa State’s coach.
