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Iowa State Football Introduces Head Coach Jimmy Rogers, Live Updates
- On December 8, 2025, Jimmy Rogers was introduced as Iowa State's 34th head football coach in Ames after a rapid weekend hire following Matt Campbell's exit last week.
- After Matt Campbell's departure for Penn State last week, Jamie Pollard said he had met Jimmy Rogers years ago, positioning Rogers as a natural successor for the Iowa State job.
- Rogers said he 'didn't need to know' pay before accepting and signed a six-year contract paying $3 million per year, planning to install a four-man defensive front.
- Iowa State players voted not to play in a bowl, and Jimmy Rogers met shaken players Sunday, expecting some defections as the transfer portal opens the first week of January.
- Jimmy Rogers will debut on September 5, 2026, Washington State Cougars are urgently seeking his replacement, and family ties drew him closer to Ames with Haley Rogers, wife, from Mitchell, South Dakota.
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Rogers credits Campbell for making Iowa State job too good to pass up and setting him up for success
Jimmy Rogers admired Iowa State football from afar as Matt Campbell was leading the Cyclones through the best 10 years in program history, and he had designs on the coaching job long before it was open.
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Iowa State Football Coach Won't Apologize For Abandoning Team To Secure Big Raise
Jimmy Rogers / Iowa State Cyclones The Iowa State football team hired Jimmy Rogers to replace Matt Campbell as its next head coach. The former Washington State leader leaves Pullman after just one season. He was officially introduced this week in Ames. Rogers refuses to apologize for accepting a better opportunity with the Cyclones. Campbell had been with the program since 2016. His teams went 72-55 across 10 seasons. His last two outputs were s…
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