Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE Dan McCarney on Matt Campbell's legacy, phone call with Penn State coach From the Iowa State football coaching change coverage: Matt Campbell leaves, Jimmy Rogers hired series ben.hutchens Dec 7, 2025 Dec 7, 2025 Updated Jul 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 — Dan McCarney was the winningest football coach in Iowa State history until Matt Campbell came along.kA 5:ClQ=ECQm%6? 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In this Series Iowa State football coaching change coverage: Matt Campbell leaves, Jimmy Rogers hired Updated Aug 20, 2026 UPDATE: Jimmy Rogers' buyout revealed, along with salary, contract incentives Updated Jul 5, 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? 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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.
Report: Defensive coordinator Jon Heacock joining Matt Campbell at Penn State Matt Campbell is reportedly bringing his defensive coordinator to Penn State.
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.
Iowa State opts out of bowl game, receives fine from Big 12 Iowa State will not be playing in a bowl game.
WATCH: Jimmy Rogers introduced as Iowa State football coach, answers questions Jimmy Rogers, 34th head football coach in Iowa State history, answered questions about the transfer portal and his coaching philosophy.
