Iowa State coach Matt Campbell expects to continue rotating quarterbacks on Saturday when the Cyclones host San Jose State. Joel Lanning and Jacob Park split time under center in a 41-20 loss at TCU.”They both earned the right to play last week. I thought that helped both of them. I thought it helped Joel maybe sit back and catch his breath and see what was going on. It was good to get Jacob into the football game. That’s his first meaningful reps he’s really gotten, at least when the score really means something at that point. I think Jacob earned that through practice and fall camp.”

Campbell said there will be no set rotation going into the game. “I think we’ll continue to compete at that position, but I really trust both those guys to play and we’ll try to do whatever gives us the best situation the opportunity to be successful. They’ve both got skill sets to really help our football team be successful.”

Campbell says he did not discount the possibility of using both quarterbacks on the same drive. He says the Cyclones’ practice habits are improving and that is why they made progress against TCU. “We practiced really well at fall camp. The week leading up to our first home football game I didn’t think we practiced really well. And then it’s interesting on how we kind of rebounded the next week. We were ‘so-so.’ We were a lot better last week, and I just kind think that’s going to continue to get better.”

Iowa State is a better than touchdown favorite against San Jose State but Campbell says they don’t feel like it. He says “When you’re 0-3, I don’t know if you’re supposed to win anything. From the outside looking in, I think the reality of it is, ‘what can we do to get better?,’ and that’s the approach that we’ve taken from Day 1, knowing that the outcome will be predicated on what our process is.”

(Learfield Sports)