{
  "id": 10103606,
  "title": "What Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers said after losing to Utah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/what-iowa-state-coach-jimmy-rogers-said-after-losing-to-utah",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T01:13:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/iowa-state-coach-jimmy-rogers-011314425.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iowa State head coach Jimmy Rogers lamented his team's performance in a 31-17 loss to No. 15 Utah Utes on Saturday at the Ames, Iowa football field. Despite trailing 24-3 at halftime, Iowa State managed to get within 24-17 in the fourth quarter. However, Rogers felt his team \"shot ourselves in the foot\" and emphasized the importance of tackling and stopping the Utah's powerful offense. Rogers stated, \"Us not being able to tackle at all today led to this (loss), and we need to get better.\"",
  "summary": "Scoring the most points against Utah on the season so far, Jimmy Rogers said his team just ‘didn’t play well enough’",
  "key_points": [
    "Iowa State lost 31-17 to No. 15 Utah Utes",
    "Coach Jimmy Rogers criticized lack of tackling",
    "Team needs to improve tackling and stopping offense"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers' post-game comments highlight his team's critical need to improve tackling and defensive performance to compete against strong opponents like Utah.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Fast-starting Utes get career-high 174 yards from Wayshawn Parker in 31-17 win over Iowa State",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/fast-starting-utes-get-career-high-174-yards-from-wayshawn-parker-in",
        "published": "2026-09-26T23:31:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}