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Matt Leinart Heard Matt Campbell Would Be USC HC 'Day Before' Lincoln Riley Hire

USC landed Lincoln Riley as its next football head coach, but Iowa State coach Matt Campbell was apparently also a top candidate for the job.

Former USC quarterback Matt Leinart broke down the situation with the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday:

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"USC made it a point to get a lot of feedback from former players such as myself.. I was shocked when they got Lincoln Riley because I heard days before it was gonna be Matt Campbell" ~<a href="https://twitter.com/MattLeinartQB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattLeinartQB</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PatMcAfeeShowLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PatMcAfeeShowLIVE</a> <a href="https://t.co/nk938Mc11Z">pic.twitter.com/nk938Mc11Z</a>

"I was shocked, to be honest with you," Leinart said.