The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman recently came out with their annual lists of the 25 best coaches in college football, and I took umbrage to one detail both of them included. Both Feldman and Mandel — two great writers and reporters, by the way — had Iowa State’s Matt Campbell ahead of Mike Gundy?
You hate to see it.
I’ll give my thoughts at the bottom, but first here’s a look at what both Feldman and Mandel said about Campbell.
25. Matt Campbell, Iowa State: It was a close call for the last spot between three Big 12 coaches: Campbell, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy and Kansas State’s Chris Kleiman.