REDEMPTION? Penn State Pins Hopes on Matt Campbell to DELIVER Turnaround—BYU Playoff Stakes Rise

Dec 5, 2025

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Penn State is reportedly targeting Iowa State's Matt Campbell for their head coaching vacancy. That would be as good of an outcome as seems possible.

On today's episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin and 'Locked On Big 12' host Drake Toll break down the Big 12 Championship matchups. How can BYU flip the script from their first meeting?

Conference Championship weekend brings Playoff implications with win-and-in scenarios for teams like Virginia. Will they win the ACC? Does JMU have any shot of losing the Sun Belt?

06:26 Matt Campbell's Quiet Success

13:17 BYU Closer Than Score Suggests

14:19 Big 12 Backs BYU Playoff Push

17:18 BYU Football Playoff Speculation

25:53 Heisman, Ohio State, UNLV Playoff

27:31 Georgia vs. Alabama Debate

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