Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE Why Iowa State hired Jimmy Rogers (And what TJ Otzelberger had to do with it) ben.hutchens Dec 5, 2025 Dec 5, 2025 Updated Jul 6, 2026 0 × Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard meets with the media to discuss Matt Campbell leaving for Penn State, hiring Jimmy Rogers. 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Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net. 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. ben.hutchens Author email Follow ben.hutchens Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard on Matt Campbell leaving, hiring Jimmy Rogers Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard meets with the media to discuss Matt Campbell leaving for Penn State, hiring Jimmy Rogers. 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Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard on Matt Campbell leaving, hiring Jimmy Rogers Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard meets with the media to discuss Matt Campbell leaving for Penn State, hiring Jimmy Rogers.
Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard shares Matt Campbell's deeply personal reasons for going to Penn State There weren't any enticements Iowa State could have made to keep Matt Campbell, its winningest football coach.
Iowa State tabs ex-South Dakota State coach as Campbell successor Iowa State wasted no time in finding its successor to Matt Campbell, tabbing a former FCS National Champion-winning head coach to take over th…
What is coach Matt Campbell's buyout if he were to leave for Penn State? Here is Iowa State coach Matt Campbell's buyout if he leaves ISU for a "Power-four" job.
CyHawk Talk: Reacting to Matt Campbell leaving for Penn State, Iowa State hiring Jimmy Rogers Iowa State beat reporter Ben Hutchens reacts to Iowa State coach Matt Campbell leaving for Penn State.
One Iowa State football player declares for transfer portal after Matt Campbell exit Expect Iowa State's roster to undergo change after coach Matt Campbell left for Penn State and Jimmy Rogers is hired.
3 things AD Jamie Pollard wants to tell Iowa State fans "I would say get ready to go because Jimmy Rogers is a fireball and we’re going to be good.”
Iowa State dismantles No. 1 Purdue in West Lafayette It’s hard to picture a better start to Iowa State’s (9-0) season.
Current, former Iowa State players social media reaction to Campbell exit, Rogers hire Walking into Iowa State's team meeting last night, Iowa State players appeared to handle the impending sense of finality differently.
Iowa State opts out of bowl game, receives fine from Big 12 Iowa State will not be playing in a bowl game.