Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE 3 things AD Jamie Pollard wants to tell Iowa State fans From the Iowa State football coaching change coverage: Matt Campbell leaves, Jimmy Rogers hired series ben.hutchens Dec 6, 2025 Dec 6, 2025 Updated Mar 5, 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 — Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard understands that right now, there is some hurt for Cyclone fans. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmp7E6C ?62C=J `_ 7F== D62D@?D[ |2EE r2>A36==[ E96 H:??:?86DE 7@@E32== 4@249 :? 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Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net. In this Series Iowa State football coaching change coverage: Matt Campbell leaves, Jimmy Rogers hired Updated Jun 12, 2026 UPDATE: Jimmy Rogers' buyout revealed, along with salary, contract incentives Updated May 15, 2026 What an emotional Matt Campbell said about Iowa State at Penn State introduction Updated Dec 15, 2025 Iowa State beat reporter Ben Hutchens reacts to Jimmy Rogers' opening press conference 23 updates Previous Next 0 Comments 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. 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. 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. 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. Iowa State dismantles No. 1 Purdue in West Lafayette It’s hard to picture a better start to Iowa State’s (9-0) season. 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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"Look out Ohio State" Iowa State AD gives advice for Penn State with Matt Campbell Jamie Pollard hired Campbell 10 years ago and kicked off the most successful football run in Iowa State football history.
10 things to know about new Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers Here's what you need to know about Jimmy Rogers, from his defensive schemes to his salary last season.
