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Matt Campbell entered his first season at Penn State with a No. 16 spot in the CBS Sports coefficient of 130 FBS head coaches, a placement that underscores the heightened expectations attached to the program.
A fiscal year analysis reveals that Penn State's highest‑paid staff are all within athletics, with former football coach James Franklin leading a list that includes coordinators Andy Kotelnicki and Tom Allen, while President Neeli Bendapudi did not crack the top five.
FanDuel has cut Penn State's projected regular‑season wins for 2026 to 8.5, down from 9.5, yet the Nittany Lions remain favored to exceed that total despite a massive influx of new players.