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Football: How Manning is trying to replace four starters on ISU’s offensive line

Iowa State offensive coordinator Tom Manning is breaking in a new offensive line this spring. The only returning starter, offensive tackle Jake Campos, is sitting out the spring following hip surgery. File Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune

Iowa State offensive coordinator Tom Manning is spending the spring trying overhaul an offensive line that needs four new starters. File Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune

When the question is posed, Matt Campbell embraces the issue. He grabs it head-on and isn’t afraid to direct it where it needs to go.

It’s exactly how he wants to see the position group in question — the offensive line — perform, even if he doesn’t know if they can.