The Iowa State Cyclones roster is going to look vastly different in 2026 than it did when the 2025 season came to a close. A coaching change, with Matt Campbell heading to the Penn State Nittany Lions and being replaced by Jimmy Rogers, is a big reason for that.
The Iowa State Cyclones experienced the end of an era recently with head coach Matt Campbell opting to accept the job with the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Iowa State Cyclones are going to look a lot different in 2026 than they did in 2025. The biggest change, of course, will be on the sidelines, where Matt Campbell will no longer be residing as head coach.
The Iowa State Cyclones have certainly seen a lot of change in the last couple of weeks, especially in their recruiting class. Recently, they received some good news that one of their recruits would be staying. It has been a wild couple of weeks for the program, as expected, following the loss of Matt Campbell to the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball team has impressed so far in the 2025-26 season. They entered the campaign as the No. 16 team in the country. Questions surrounded the squad after their top two scorers, Curtis Jones and Keshon Gilbert, both exhausted eligibility.
The Iowa State Cyclones have seen a mass exodus from their Class of 2026 with several players deciding to decommit and reopen their recruitment following the coaching change.
Matt Campbell didn't leave Iowa State quietly. He left the only way he knows how — deliberately, emotionally, and with a full accounting of what the place meant to him.
It has been a wild couple of weeks for the Iowa State Cyclones, who have seen their program flipped upside down following the loss of head coach Matt Campbell.
A new era is upon the Iowa State Cyclones with Jimmy Rogers being hired to take over as head coach following the departure of Matt Campbell, who agreed to a massive contract to become the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Iowa State Cyclones and their fan base were certainly disappointed when their head coach, Matt Campbell, decided to take the same position with the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Iowa State Cyclones are coming off a 2-0 week but certainly faced a scare to their perfect record. Following a massive win on the road against the Purdue Boilermakers, the Cyclones were riding high and saw their stock rise quite a bit.
Since Jimmy Rogers was announced as the replacement for Matt Campbell as head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones, he has seen the program’s recruiting Class of 2026 disappear.
Not even two weeks ago, optimism and excitement were high for the Iowa State Cyclones on Signing Day. The school was on the verge of making history with the best recruiting class under head coach Matt Campbell, preparing to come to Ames in 2026.
The Iowa State Cyclones were able to secure their 11th win of the season on Sunday, but it wasn’t their best effort in the win. On Sunday, the Cyclones knew that they were going to have a reasonably easy matchup against the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
Over the last 10 years under head coach Matt Campbell, the Iowa State Cyclones football team has turned into a very respectable program. The most winningest coach in school history, his departure is one that will have a lasting impact.
The Iowa State Cyclones knew that there would be a lot of overturn on their roster when it was announced that Matt Campbell was taking the head coaching position with the Penn State Nittany Lions and being replaced by Jimmy Rogers.
Iowa State just got hit with a gut punch on the recruiting trail, and it came courtesy of the guy who built the roster in the first place. Class of 2026 quarterback Kase Evans has committed to Penn State, just three days after being released from his signing with the Cyclones.
The Iowa State Cyclones knew that they were in for seismic changes when Matt Campbell decided to accept the head coaching job with the Penn State Nittany Lions less than two days after Signing Day.
The Iowa State Cyclones have received excellent performances from a number of players; this is why they have gotten off to such a great start, winning their first 10 games of the 2025-26 men’s basketball season.
The Iowa State Cyclones were able to defeat their rival in the Cy-Hawk matchup, but it didn’t come as easily as expected. Coming into the matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Cyclones were a significant favorite as one of the few remaining undefeated teams in the country.
The Iowa State Cyclones' future looked incredibly bright just over a week ago when Signing Day rolled around. Matt Campbell was on the verge of landing the best-ranked group of recruits in his tenure with the program.
The Iowa State Cyclones have been one of the best teams in men’s college basketball in the 2025-26 season. Off to a brilliant 10-0 record, they have received incredible production from players up and down the roster.
The 10th-ranked Iowa State women held off a rally from No. 11 Iowa in a 74-69 win in the latest installment of the in-state rivalry on Wednesday night.
The 10th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones are for real, and they left no doubt on Saturday in a 81-58 drubbing of No. 1 Purdue.
As embarrassing as it looked at times, the only thing that matters for Penn State is it may have actually found itself one heck of a football coach.
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