I don't want to make a big promo here because it isn't what he would want, however I get annoyed with media often as I feel like we are quick to condemn but don't celebrate the people we cover enough.



Matt Campbell is a phenomenal human being.



You guys know about my friend/neighbor Ava, who passed away at the age of 11 the week of the Akron game. You all have done so much for her family over the years. It's been amazing to watch.



Coach Campbell caught wind of the situation when Ava died. He told me that he wanted to take the family to a game, so that's what we did on Saturday. Phenomenal seats. A great tailgate. Everybody had a blast.



Today, before I interviewed him, Coach handed me the game ball from Saturday that he had written an inspiring message to the Hutchison's on. Incredible. I just gave the ball to Kris and it was a pretty cool thing to watch.



Again, I'm not going to push this all over the place because that isn't why Matt did it. I just think it's important to point out when we have really good people at Iowa State. We definitely have that in Matt Campbell.