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Iowa State Coach Matt Campbell Makes Declaration After Win in Ireland

Iowa State edged Kansas State in Ireland on Saturday.
Iowa State Coach Matt Campbell Makes Declaration After Win in Ireland
Head coach Matt Campbell of the Iowa State Cyclones speaks with the media during the Big 12 Media Days at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on July 8, 2025. Stacy Revere/Getty Images
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After a college football season kick-off victory in Ireland, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell floated a comment worthy of banter in an Irish pub.

“I said this, and if I make anyone mad, I don’t care,” Campbell told reporters after a 24–21 win over longtime rival Kansas State on Saturday. “I think we’re set up for failure because I think this is the hardest schedule in the country.”
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