Going into the 2026 college football season, the Iowa State Cyclones have a new man to lead them. After losing Matt Campbell to the Penn State Nittany Lions over the offseason, Iowa State elected to hire Jimmy Rogers , who was the previous head coach of the Washington State Cougars. Fans had mixed reactions to the hire. Of course, it’s tough to replicate what Campbell meant to the program, but Rogers wasn’t a bad option to replace him. Rogers began his head coaching career with the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, where he shockingly won the FCS National Championship in his first season. In his second, they fell to the North Dakota State Bison in the FCS semifinals. His two successful seasons earned him a spot with Washington State, where he went 7-6 in his only year before being hired by Iowa State. Jimmy Rogers has history of competing as underdog Jimmy Rogers speaks during his introductory press conference as Iowa State’s new head football coach on Dec. 8, 2025, at Iowa State University in Ames, IA.…