Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard shares Matt Campbell's deeply personal reasons for going to Penn State 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. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — Athletic director Jamie Pollard says there wasn't anything Iowa State could have added to keep Matt Campbell.kAmuC:52J ?:89E[ r2>A36==[ x$&VD H:??:?86DE 7@@E32== 4@249[ k2 E:E=6lQ#6A@CEi |2EE r2>A36== =62G6D x@H2 $E2E6 E@ 364@>6 !6?? $E2E6 9625 4@249Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^_d5baf34\e67h\c2`h\g26a\c_f2abhh``df^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2446AE65 2 ;@3 2D !6?? $E2E6VD 9625 4@249k^2m[ =62G:?8 x$& 27E6C ?62C=J `_ 7F== D62D@?D] t$!}VD !6E6 %92>6= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^!6E6%92>6=^DE2EFD^`hhf_hhh`ebgchhfg_anDla_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmC6A@CE65k^2m r2>A36== 28C665 E@ E6C>D @? 2? 6:89E\J62C 562=] x>>65:2E6=J[ kDA2?m(2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 k2 E:E=6lQx@H2 $E2E6 E23D 6I\$@FE9 s2<@E2 $E2E6 4@249 2D r2>A36== DF446DD@CQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^g4d2bae7\`25d\ch52\3_`d\6a545`bb644h^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4@249 y:>>J #@86CD H2D 2??@F?465 2D r2>A36==VD DF446DD@C] k^2mk^DA2?mk^Am People are also reading… Pilot and passenger die in small plane crash near Hamburg Clarinda volleyball celebrates 21-win season, honors top performers at annual banquet What you need to know about Shenandoah adding high school soccer Shenandoah's new esports program already making history, state tournament next Shenandoah Cheerleaders 'hit zero' in competition debut 9 from Shenandoah receive WIC Academic All-Conference award Clarinda cheerleaders prepare for performances in Hawaii, Florida Shenandoah volleyball celebrates big strides, standout players at season-ending banquet What will Rob Sand do as Iowa governor? 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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. 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… Matt Campbell leaves Iowa State to become Penn State head coach Matt Campbell has agreed to become the next football coach at Penn State. 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.  Why Iowa State hired Jimmy Rogers (And what TJ Otzelberger had to do with it) Jamie Pollard asked TJ Otzelberger for an opinion on new football coach Jimmy Rogers. 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. 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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 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…
Matt Campbell leaves Iowa State to become Penn State head coach Matt Campbell has agreed to become the next football coach at Penn State.
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. Â
Why Iowa State hired Jimmy Rogers (And what TJ Otzelberger had to do with it) Jamie Pollard asked TJ Otzelberger for an opinion on new football coach Jimmy Rogers.
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.Â
