Des Moines Register

New Iowa State football coach Jimmy Rogers earned some points with Cyclone fans with a fiery speech during Thursday's Cy-Hawk men's basketball game.

Rogers spoke to 14,000 fans at Hilton Coliseum in Ames during a first-half timeout. He told them about his excitement to be the school's new football coach and how he looked forward to seeing them at Jack Trice Stadium next season.

Then Rogers encouraged fans to cheer for T.J. Otzelberger's men's basketball team and finished by saying, "Let's beat the f------ Hawks" as fans erupted with loud applause.

Rogers was hired on Dec. 5 after Matt Campbell decided to accept the Penn State coaching job. Rogers comes to Ames from Washington State, where he led the Cougars to a 6-6 record in one season in Pullman. Rogers was

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