AMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has made Matt Campbell the youngest football coach at a Power Five conference school.
On Monday, Campbell began the arduous task of turning around a program whose challenges have vexed coaches much more experienced than he is.
Campbell, 36, took over for the popular Paul Rhoads, whose tenure came to an end with a 30-6 loss at West Virginia over the weekend. The Cyclones went 8-28 in Rhoads' final three seasons, falling to the bottom of the Big 12 after reaching three bowl games in four years.
''I believe in myself.