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Michigan State football: 6 head coaching hires who’d make the fanbase revolt

By Connor Muldowney

Jan 1, 2020; Tampa, Florida, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach PJ Fleck (yellow tie) walks on the field after defeating the Auburn Tigers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2020; Tampa, Florida, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach PJ Fleck (yellow tie) walks on the field after defeating the Auburn Tigers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports /
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Iowa State Cyclones’ head coach Matt Campbell watches the team work out before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State Cowboys at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State Cyclones’ head coach Matt Campbell watches the team work out before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State Cowboys at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. /

If you approached me following Mark Dantonio’s retirement in 2020 and told me that Matt Campbell would be the next head coach at Michigan State, I would’ve been pleased. He was a hot name at the time and turned Iowa State into a winner in a short period of time. It would have been a really good hire at the time.

But, man, things have changed in a hurry.

Since his 9-3 season in 2020, Campbell has led Iowa State to a 7-6 season with a Cheez-It Bowl loss (2021), a 4-8 season with a 1-8 mark in Big 12 play (2022), and a 2-3 start to the 2023 season. He’s 13-17 over the past two-plus seasons and it just feels like his teams aren’t getting any better. He’s not bringing in top-tier talent.

That’s a problem and Michigan State fans want no part of that.

To make matters even worse, he was quoted a couple of years ago saying that winning the Big 12 is not a goal for him. Yeah, picture him saying that winning the Big Ten isn’t a goal if he took over the Spartans. He’d be run out of town.

It makes sense for both sides to not entertain this hire.

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