Heavily-favored Iowa State had a fireworks-filled 42-10 season-opening win over FCS Southeast Missouri State. Hunter Dekkers and Xavier Hutchinson linked up for the Cyclones’ first three touchdowns in their first full game as fellow starters.
Here are The Gazette’s predictions, plus TV and live stream information for the Iowa State football game against Southeast Missouri State.
The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season.
The week’s best bet from the prophet Hlastradamus isn’t in Iowa. That’s unimportant. As with Russian oligarchs, you must follow the money.
Here are three keys to victory for Iowa State against Southeast Missouri State in Saturday’s season opener at Jack Trice Stadium.
Iowa State already had acquired a quarterback commitment for their 2020 recruiting class, but the young man Matt Campbell saw throwing impressive passes while showing playmaking ability with his feet couldn’t be ignored. Now, that prospect is the Cyclones’ starter: Hunter Dekkers.
Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell pitched Anthony Johnson’s move from cornerback to safety as a “win-win” gambit — and that’s proven to be a prescient observation.
Junior running back Jirehl Brock is the Iowa State Cyclones’ Week 1 starter Saturday against Southeast Missouri State, but nothing else about his demeanor has changed.
Here are five players to watch for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks against the Iowa State Cyclones in Saturday’s season opener.
Iowa State first-team all-Big 12 receiver Xavier Hutchinson headlines a position group that saw Jaylin Noel emerge as a reliable threat as a true freshman last season, and also returns experience in Daniel Jackson, Sean Shaw Jr. and Darren Wilson Jr.
Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell’s smile seemed to span sideline-to-sideline Friday night as the sun slung low around Jack Trice Stadium. Victory Day was back after a two-year hiatus necessitated by COVID-19 based safety protocols.
The faint silver lining to Jake Remsburg’s injury? It allows Iowa State’s offensive line to discover and develop needed depth.
Iowa State fifth-year senior defensive lineman Isaiah Lee spoke about the honor of wearing No. 58 three weeks before he was tabbed as the latest Cyclone to don those digits in honor of the late Curtis Bray.
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