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Jimmy Rodgers introduced as the new football coach at Iowa State
New Iowa State football coach Jimmy Rodgers hopes to build on the success of former coach Matt Campbell. After spending the past season at Washington State, Rodgers takes over an ISU program that has won 19 games over the past two seasons. The first priority is building a roster for next season and retaining as many of the current players as possible. Rodgers admits it is likely some will follow Campbell to Penn State, and others will enter the transfer portal. Rodgers met with the players on Sunday and hopes they will get to know the new staff before making a decision on their future. He has experience in roster building after taking over at Washington State one year ago. Rodgers says the calendar is more condensed with the transfer portal opening early next month. Prior to his time at Washington State, Rodgers was the head coach at South Dakota State and is familiar with recruiting in the Midwest.
