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https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football’s 2026 starting lineup will look radically different than what the Nittany Lions trotted out in 2025, after graduations, NFL draft declarations, and the transfer portal reshaped the Nittany Lions roster over the past month.

College Football News / Iowa State Cyclones on SI / January 15

Former Iowa State Cyclones Star Will Be Perfect Fit With Penn State Nittany Lions

The Iowa State Cyclones are starting to take shape for the 2026 season, but this is a team that is going to be looking a lot different than it has in years past. After a fairly successful 2025 season, the Cyclones saw their head coach of 10 years get poached by the Penn State Nittany Lions.

College Football News / Nittany Central / January 9

Ranking Penn State’s Instant-Impact Transfers: Why Rocco Becht and James Peoples are Keys to 2026

https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football head coach Matt Campbell has been hard at work putting together the 2026 roster for the Nittany Lions.

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College Football News / Nittany Central / January 7

‘Something About Him Changed’: Rocco Becht Explains Why “New” Matt Campbell is Built for a Natty at Penn State

https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football head coach Matt Campbell will be running out onto a different field, wearing different colors to start the 2026 season, but after an active portal window, Campbell will be leading many of the same players from his 2025 Iowa State team.

College Football News / Penn State Nittany Lions on SI / January 5

Rocco Becht Makes Intriguing Observation About Penn State Coach Matt Campbell

Quarterback Rocco Becht spent three seasons as Matt Campbell's starting quarterback at Iowa State, so it seemed obvious that Becht would join Campbell at Penn State for his final season of eligibility.

College Football News / Field Level Media / January 4

Rocco Becht commits to Penn State, joins coach Matt Campbell

Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht announced Sunday that he has committed to Penn State, the school that hired Cyclones coach Matt Campbell early last month.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / January 4

Matt Campbell brings All-Conference running back with him to Penn State

Matt Campbell has been busy rebuilding the Penn State roster through the College Football Transfer Portal. Penn State added quarterback Rocco Becht earlier on Sunday, and now has another former Iowa State player joining him in College Station.

College Football News / Iowa State Cyclones on SI / January 4

Iowa State Cyclones Former Quarterback Unsurprisingly Commits to Penn State

When head coach Matt Campbell announced that he would be accepting a job with the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Iowa State Cyclones prepared for a lot of changes.

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Penn State has lands new quarterback via the transfer portal

The Penn State Nittany Lions have landed a new quarterback for the 2026 season via the transfer portal. Quarterback Rocco Becht has committed to Penn State for next season.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / January 4

2 more Iowa State players follow Matt Campbell to Penn State

Matt Campbell is not done recruiting his former talent. While his pursuit of quarterback Rocco Becht in the college football transfer portal remains ongoing, Campbell swayed two more former Iowa State players to join him at Penn State.

College Football News / Iowa State Cyclones on SI / January 3

Cyclones' Star Quarterback Reportedly Visiting Penn State Nittany Lions

With the transfer portal open, the Iowa State Cyclones have started to see some movement on their roster, both in positive and negative ways. Early on, the opening of the transfer portal has generated plenty of news, and there is going to be a ton of turnover on the Cyclones’ roster.

Penn State Nittany Lions News / Nittany Central / January 3

Penn State Football’s Sleeper Transfer Portal Quarterback Target Revealed

https://nittanycentral.com/feed/ Penn State Football head coach Matt Campbell is in the process of assembling his roster for his first season at Penn State.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / January 2

Rocco Becht tells Pete Thamel Penn State visit planned, with deal expected

The transfer portal is officially open in college football and will remain open until Jan. 16. The Penn State football program is among those that will use the portal, as it was decimated in the recruiting cycle when James Franklin left.

College Football News / Heartland College Sports / January 2

These Two Iowa State Standouts Could Soon Find a New Home with Matt Campbell at Penn State

Two of Iowa State’s biggest portal losses, redshirt senior quarterback Rocco Becht and senior tight end Benjamin Brahmer, the No. 1 tight end in the portal by 247 Sports, are reportedly in play for Penn State and former Cyclones coach Matt Campbell.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / January 2

Penn State football rumors: Matt Campbell QB reunion ‘could come quickly’

After assembling his coaching staff, Matt Campbell’s first order of business at Penn State is replacing star quarterback Drew Allar. The veteran head coach could have a simple built-in solution to that problem, with his former Iowa State signal-caller, Rocco Becht, in the college football transfer portal.

College Football News / Iowa State Cyclones on SI / January 2

Iowa State Cyclones Star Predicted to Land With Penn State Nittany Lions

With the transfer portal opening up, the Iowa State Cyclones are going to be no strangers to a ton of news surrounding the program. It has been a wild couple of weeks for the Cyclones, and things will likely only be getting more chaotic.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / January 2

Penn State Predicted To Land $1.4 Million College Football Transfer QB

The college football transfer portal officially opened at midnight on Jan. 2. Right after the portal opened, as many as 450 players had entered in a matter of minutes.

College Football News / Virginia Tech Hokies on SI / December 25

Could Rocco Becht Be A Fit for Virginia Tech at Quarterback?

Virginia Tech football is on the search for its new starting quarterback. Kyron Drones is out of eligibility following his redshirt senior campaign in 2025; consequently, the Hokies now turn to either their internal pool or a far more likely proposition: the transfer portal.

Iowa State Cyclones News / Iowa State Cyclones on SI / December 21

Iowa State Cyclones Keeping Key Player Will Be Important With Rocco Becht Leaving

The Iowa State Cyclones suffered a significant blow on Saturday with the loss of their star quarterback, Rocco Becht, to the transfer portal. Now, the

College Football News / Field Level Media / December 20

Iowa State QB to transfer, could follow former coach to Penn State

Quarterback Rocco Becht will leave Iowa State and enter the transfer portal to "pursue new opportunities for my senior season," he posted on social media Saturday.

College Football News / Total Apex Sports / December 20

Iowa State Loses Star Quarterback To The Transfer Portal

Tis the season for the transfer portal! Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht has informed his coaches of his intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Iowa State Cyclones News / Iowa State Cyclones on SI / November 28

Iowa State Cyclones Star Rocco Becht Makes Return To Position Power Rankings

The 2025 college football season has been a roller coaster ride for Iowa State Cyclones star quarterback Rocco Becht. He got off to an incredibly hot start, helping the Cyclones win their first five games of the season.

Iowa State Cyclones News / Iowa State Cyclones on SI / November 5

Matt Campbell Provides Shocking Evaluation of Cyclones QB Rocco Becht

The Iowa State Cyclones are heading into Week 11 with an extremely tough matchup coming up. After their 5-0 start to the season, the Cyclones have now lost four straight games and will be an underdog in their Week 11 matchup against the TCU Horned Frogs.

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The latest edition of the Cy-Hawk Trophy game gets underway this weekend as No. 16 Iowa State welcomes Iowa in college football’s Week 2 rivalry action.

College Football News / Yardbarker / August 23

Iowa State picks up where it left off in win over Kansas State

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After falling one win short of the College Football Playoff a season ago, Associated Press No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones (1-0, 1-0) began its 2025 season by once again establishing itself as a Big 12 contender in a 24-21 win over No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (0-1, 0-1).

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