Jimmy Rogers enters his 1st season at Iowa State with a revamped roster following Campbell's exit

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Bohnenkamp, J. (2026, August 21). Jimmy Rogers enters his 1st season at Iowa State with a revamped roster following Campbell's exit. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/jimmy-rogers-enters-his-1st-season-at-iowa-state-with-a-revamped-roster-following-campbells-exit/article_c28771a5-e49a-58b4-a3a5-2d6038bc8494.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-08-21 · by John Bohnenkamp

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Iowa State's new coach Jimmy Rogers is entering his first season with a revamped roster after Matt Campbell left for Penn State, bringing in 47 transfers to replace key losses. The Cyclones have a veteran quarterback in Jaylen Raynor, who threw for 3,361 yards and 19 touchdowns at Arkansas State, but face challenges on the offensive line, where they lost most of their experienced players. Iowa State is expected to start over after a successful 10-year run under Campbell, with strengths including a strong receiving corps and weaknesses in depth and defensive line experience. The Cyclones' biggest games this season will be against Utah, BYU, and at Iowa.
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Jimmy Rogers is entering his first season as head coach at Iowa State, which has undergone significant changes after Matt Campbell's departure for Penn State. The program has a new roster with 47 transfers, including quarterback Jaylen Raynor, who made 36 starts in three seasons at Arkansas State and threw for 3,361 yards and 19 touchdowns. Despite the challenges of rebuilding, Rogers is optimistic about the team's prospects, even predicting that they will make it to the conference championship game in an On3.com Big 12 coaches' survey. This would be a significant achievement considering the team's recent 8-4 record in 2025, which was achieved under Campbell's leadership during a 10-year run. The Cyclones also have some other promising players, including kicker Kyle Konrardy and tight end Tyler Fortenberry. With a veteran quarterback like Raynor leading the way, Rogers is confident that his team can overcome the difficulties of rebuilding and become competitive in the Big 12.

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🔮 Iowa had three running backs in Xavier Williams, Nathan McNeil and Braeden Jackson run for more than 100 yards apiece, and the No. 18 Hawkeyes rolled to a 55-0 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday even without their top running back, Kamari Moulton.
2026-09-20 · assertive framing · No. 18 Iowa has three go over 100 yards rushing as Hawkeyes roll to 55-0 win over Northern Iowa
🔮 That would seem a big stretch for a program that basically is starting over after a largely successful 10-year run under Campbell.
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🔮 Ferentz, who became the Big Ten’s winningest coach last season, will find out how good his team is in a hurry.
2026-08-18 · assertive framing · New starters at No. 22 Iowa must get up to speed in a hurry with challenging start to Big Ten play
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Arkansas State Cyclones Penn State Rogers Washington State

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Cyclones ORG · 5× Rogers PERSON · 5× Arkansas State ORG · 2× Campbell PERSON · 2× Penn State ORG · 2× Washington State GPE · 2× Iowa State ORG · 1× Jimmy Rogers PERSON · 1× Matt Campbell’s PERSON · 1× WSU ORG · 1×

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Rogers, who probably overachieved with 75 newcomers at WSU in 2025, sent a message in an On3.com Big 12 coaches’ survey when he picked the Cyclones to make the conference championship game.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-21
🔮 That would seem a big stretch for a program that basically is starting over after a largely successful 10-year run under Campbell.
2026-08-21 · Toronto Star
Jimmy Rogers enters his 1st season at Iowa State with a revamped roster following Campbell's exit · assertive framing

Claims (28 extracted, 1 hedged)

2025 record: 8-4 Expectations Matt Campbell’s departure for Penn State ignited a mass exodus of players and new coach Jimmy Rogers had to bring in 47 transfers. asserted
Rogers → ignite → transfers
Rogers, who went 6-6 in his one season at Washington State, knows that this season is going to have plenty of challenges. asserted
season → go → challenges
“I’ve said it before, they are going to have to suffer through hard times to become the team that they want to be,” Rogers said. asserted
Rogers → say → that
Rogers, who probably overachieved with 75 newcomers at WSU in 2025, sent a message in an On3.com Big 12 coaches’ survey when he picked the Cyclones to make the conference championship game. asserted
he → overachieve → game
That would seem a big stretch for a program that basically is starting over after a largely successful 10-year run under Campbell. asserted
that → seem → Campbell
Strengths include QB asserted
Strengths → include → QB
The Cyclones have a veteran quarterback, which is a good place to start when building a roster from nearly scratch. asserted
which → have → scratch
Jaylen Raynor made 36 starts in three seasons at Arkansas State. asserted
Raynor → make → State
He threw for 3,361 yards and 19 touchdowns and led the Red Wolves to a bowl last season. asserted
He → throw → bowl
He’ll have some good receiving targets, including a fellow Arkansas State transfer in tight end Tyler Fortenberry. asserted
He → have → Fortenberry
Kicker Kyle Konrardy was one of the Cyclones who stayed. asserted
who → stay → Cyclones
He went 14 for 18 on field goals and 19 for 21 on extra points but missed three games because of injury. asserted
He → go → injury
Weaknesses include offensive line asserted
Weaknesses → include → line
Raynor was one of the most sacked quarterback in the country last season, taking 31, according to Pro Football Focus. uncertain
Raynor → sack → Focus
He probably will spend a lot of time on the run after the Cyclones lost most of their experienced offensive linemen. asserted
Cyclones → spend → linemen
Jake Taylor, a tackle who transferred from Oklahoma, is one of the older players. asserted
who → transfer → players
He started four games in 2024 but didn’t play at all last season. asserted
He → start → 2024
New faces DE Isaac Terrell came with Rogers from Washington State after a season in which he had 12 tackles for loss. asserted
he → come → loss
Terrell will have to be an anchor on the defensive line. asserted
Terrell → have → line
RB Cameron Pettaway, a transfer from Bowling Green, was the MAC freshman of the year after leading the nation in kick return average. asserted
Pettaway → lead → average
LB Sullivan Schlimgen also came with Rogers. asserted
Schlimgen → come → Rogers
He started the last five games as a freshman and had 49 tackles. asserted
He → start → tackles
Key losses QB Rocco Becht followed Campbell to Penn State. asserted
Becht → follow → State
Becht threw for 2,584 yards and 16 touchdowns last season. asserted
Becht → throw → yards
RB Abu Sama III transferred to Wisconsin. asserted
III → transfer → Wisconsin
Sama rushed for 732 yards and five touchdowns last season. asserted
Sama → rush → yards
CB Jontez Williams transferred to USC. asserted
Williams → transfer → USC
Williams was injured after playing in five games and finished with 15 tackles and two pass breakups. asserted
Williams → injure → tackles
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