Matt Campbell yearned to pay homage to what Dan McCarney had done to turn around a forlorn Iowa State program before — and he’s humbled to be approaching McCarney’s 18-year-old school wins record in just his ninth season at the helm.

Matt Campbell is in his ninth season as Iowa State’s head football coach. He has now tied Dan McCarney, who coached the team for 12 seasons, for the all-time lead in wins as head coach of the Cyclones.

Matt Campbell has led 20th-ranked Iowa State to unprecedented heights over his eight-plus seasons, and now he’s on the cusp of becoming the program’s all-time leader in wins.