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· collected 2026-08-21 · by John Bohnenkamp The Associated Press
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, the new coach at Iowa State, is entering his first season with a revamped roster after the departure of previous coach Matt Campbell. The program has a challenging road ahead, as many players left after Campbell's exit, and Rogers had to bring in 47 transfers to fill the gaps. Despite these difficulties, Rogers is optimistic about the team's prospects, citing the strength of their quarterback, Jaylen Raynor, who has made 36 starts at Arkansas State and threw for 3,361 yards with 19 touchdowns last season. The Cyclones also have a veteran kicker in Kyle Konrardy and some promising receivers, including tight end Tyler Fortenberry. Despite the challenges ahead, Rogers is confident that his team will make progress this season, although it may be tough to live up to the program's previous success under Campbell.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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that → seem → Campbell
Strengths include QB
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Strengths → include → QB
The Cyclones have a veteran quarterback, which is a good place to start when building a roster from nearly scratch.
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which → have → scratch
Jaylen Raynor made 36 starts in three seasons at Arkansas State.
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Raynor → make → State
He threw for 3,361 yards and 19 touchdowns and led the Red Wolves to a bowl last season.
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He → throw → bowl
He’ll have some good receiving targets, including a fellow Arkansas State transfer in tight end Tyler Fortenberry.
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He → have → Fortenberry
Kicker Kyle Konrardy was one of the Cyclones who stayed.
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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.
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He → go → injury
Weaknesses include offensive line
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Weaknesses → include → line
Raynor was one of the most sacked quarterback in the country last season, taking 31, according to Pro Football Focus.
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Raynor → sack → Focus
He probably will spend a lot of time on the run after the Cyclones lost most of their experienced offensive linemen.
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Cyclones → spend → linemen
Jake Taylor, a tackle who transferred from Oklahoma, is one of the older players.
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who → transfer → players
He started four games in 2024 but didn’t play at all last season.
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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.
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he → come → loss
Terrell will have to be an anchor on the defensive line.
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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.
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Pettaway → lead → average
LB Sullivan Schlimgen also came with Rogers.
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Schlimgen → come → Rogers
He started the last five games as a freshman and had 49 tackles.
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He → start → tackles
Key losses
QB Rocco Becht followed Campbell to Penn State.
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Becht → follow → State
Becht threw for 2,584 yards and 16 touchdowns last season.
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Becht → throw → yards
RB Abu Sama III transferred to Wisconsin.
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III → transfer → Wisconsin
Sama rushed for 732 yards and five touchdowns last season.
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Sama → rush → yards
CB Jontez Williams transferred to USC.
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Williams → transfer → USC
Williams was injured after playing in five games and finished with 15 tackles and two pass breakups.
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Williams → injure → tackles
