Iowa State extends coach Campbell through ’32
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Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Writer
Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract through the 2032 season, the school announced Wednesday.
Campbell led the Cyclones to their first 10-win season in its history, making it to the Big 12 title game before losing to Arizona State last weekend. He had recently been linked with the North Carolina opening.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
“Given all the uncertainty currently facing college athletics, it was critical that we moved quickly to solidify the future of our football program,” athletic director Jamie Pollard said in a statement. “Matt is the perfect fit for Iowa State University and I am thrilled he wants to continue to lead our program. Leadership continuity is essential to any organization’s long-term success. This is a great day for Cyclone fans.”
Campbell, 45, in his ninth season with Iowa State, is the third-longest-tenured coach in school history behind Dan McCarney (1995-2006) and Clay Stapleton (1958-67). He already has the most wins in school history, with a record of 63-51. He is the only coach in school history to guide the program to five straight winning seasons, between 2017 and 2021.
Iowa State will face Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Dec. 28.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and safety DeShon Elliott have agreed to a two-year, $12.5 million extension with $9.21 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Elliott, 28, was one of the Steelers’ best run defenders last year with 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 4 tackles for loss and 108 combined tackles.
NFL Network first reported the deal.
A former sixth-round pick, Elliott spent his first four seasons in the league with the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions before joining the Miami Dolphins for one year.
The Steelers signed Elliott as a free agent to a two-year deal before the 2024 season.
He has 395 tackles in 72 career games.
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Ippei Mizuhara, the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told ESPN on Monday.
Mizuhara, 40, was ordered to surrender to federal authorities by Monday. He is in custody at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, a low-security facility, after being sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani.
Mizuhara was initially ordered to report to prison in March, but a federal judge granted the delay. The reasons for the delay remain under seal.
Mizuhara’s attorney declined ESPN’s request for comment, but previously stated that he expects Mizuhara, a Japanese citizen, to eventually be deported.
The Dodgers fired Mizuhara in March 2024 after an ESPN investigation revealed he sent millions in wire transfers from Ohtani’s account to an illegal bookmaker. He pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax return in June 2024, admitting that he placed about 19,000 bets with the bookie over a two-year period and accumulated over $40 million in debt.
The bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer, pleaded guilty in August to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and subscribing a false tax return. He is awaiting sentencing.
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