That was fast.Just minutes after a reported meeting between Iowa State football players and coaches to announce that 10-year coach Matt Campbell is taking the Penn State job, Iowa State has announced its next head coach.Video above: Jamie Pollard explains why he hired Jimmy RogersWashington State coach Jimmy Rogers is set to become the next Iowa State head coach, the university announced.Rogers, 38, spent one season at Washington State. He was previously the head coach at South Dakota State, where he won an FCS national title in 2023.Rogers also played at South Dakota State and spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach at his alma mater as a linebackers coach and later as a defensive coordinator.”Jimmy Rodgers is a rising star in college athletics who has very strong ties to the Midwest both as a player and as a coach,” Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard said in a release announcing the hire. “He has been on my short-list ever since the first time I met him. He immediately impressed me with his interest in Iowa State University and told me during our first visit several years ago that he wanted to be the next head coach at Iowa State. “Since our initial meeting, I have stayed in close contact with him and have been very impressed with his work ethic and understanding of what it takes to be successful at Iowa State,” he added. “He is a proven winner who has demonstrated throughout his career that he will fit our culture.”This is a developing story.WATCH: Jamie Pollard gets emotional talking about Matt Campbell» Subscribe to KCCI’s YouTube page» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

AMES, Iowa —

That was fast.

Just minutes after a reported meeting between Iowa State football players and coaches to announce that 10-year coach Matt Campbell is taking the Penn State job, Iowa State has announced its next head coach.

Video above: Jamie Pollard explains why he hired Jimmy Rogers

Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers is set to become the next Iowa State head coach, the university announced.

Rogers, 38, spent one season at Washington State. He was previously the head coach at South Dakota State, where he won an FCS national title in 2023.

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Rogers also played at South Dakota State and spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach at his alma mater as a linebackers coach and later as a defensive coordinator.

“Jimmy Rodgers is a rising star in college athletics who has very strong ties to the Midwest both as a player and as a coach,” Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard said in a release announcing the hire. “He has been on my short-list ever since the first time I met him. He immediately impressed me with his interest in Iowa State University and told me during our first visit several years ago that he wanted to be the next head coach at Iowa State.

“Since our initial meeting, I have stayed in close contact with him and have been very impressed with his work ethic and understanding of what it takes to be successful at Iowa State,” he added. “He is a proven winner who has demonstrated throughout his career that he will fit our culture.”

This is a developing story.

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WATCH: Jamie Pollard gets emotional talking about Matt Campbell

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