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Tennessee Football: Latest List Of Top 10 Coaching Options To Lead Vols In 2018

By Zach Ragan

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AMES, IA – SEPTEMBER 3: Head coach Matt Campbell of the Iowa State Cyclones coaches from the sidelines in the second half of play against the Northern Iowa Panthers at Jack Trice Stadium on September 3, 2016 in Ames, Iowa. Northern Iowa Panthers won 25-20 over the Iowa State Cyclones (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

10. Matt Campbell — Head coach at Iowa State

Matt Campbell, an Ohio native, has done some impressive things in his two seasons at Iowa State.

The Cyclones knocked off Oklahoma and TCU this season, and they currently have a 6-3 record. That’s a far cry from when Iowa State was a cellar dweller in the Big 12.

Campbell, however, is still a young coach (he turns 38 in late November), and he’s never won more than nine games in a season (he was previously the head coach at Toledo).

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of Matt Campbell. But he’s far from a sure thing in the SEC.

As we’ve seen with Butch Jones, the SEC isn’t for everyone. Outside of the past two seasons at Iowa State, Campbell doesn’t have any Power-5 coaching experience.

It’s also worth mentioning that Campbell has a high buyout at Iowa State.

The hope is that Tennessee doesn’t get this far down their list. But if they do, Campbell is still a better option than Butch Jones.

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