FSU football: 3 reasons Matt Campbell would be a risky hire

By Kelvin Hunt | Nov 25, 2019

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 19: Head coach Matt Campbell of the Iowa State Cyclones walks to the sideline during the first half of the college football game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on October 19, 2019 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

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Recruiting

I know folk believe FSU football will recruit itself and that’s true for the most part. However, how long would it take Matt Campbell to find his way in the southeast?

I know he’s recruited Florida before and has players from Florida on the Iowa State roster. He’s recruited decently at Iowa State considering it’s Iowa State and there’s not a large group of elite talent in that area.

However, he hasn’t really shown the ability to get better players even though he’s had success at Iowa State.

2016-No. 55 overall ranked class (28 players)
2017-No. 52 overall ranked class (26 players)
2018-No. 55 overall ranked class (21 players)
2019-No. 46 overall ranked class (23 players)
2020-No. 38 overall ranked class (21 players)

That’s likely his ceiling and those rankings are largely due to taking rather large classes. Are recruits willing to buy his message? How would a Mid-West guy relate to the elite Florida kids?

That’s a big risk for a program that could take 1-2 years to be competitive with Clemson IF they get quality players in 2021-22.

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