Iowa State Cyclones

Wildcats to watch vs. ISU: LB Austin Romaine, RB Dylan Edwards, S VJ Payne & WR Jayce Brown — playmakers on both sides of the ball.

Becht doesn’t dwell on past successes or failures. He’s all about what comes next - starting with the season opener against Kansas State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland.

Perkins and Konrardy share a unique bond as holder and kicker where special teams win games.

“And I would say that’s what Burkle and Brahmer bring. A maturity. They know how to practice. They know what it takes to be successful. They’re in it. They’re already professional football players. They’ll be that someday, but they’re already that in our football program,” ISU Coach Matt Campbell said.

Patton has grown in both of those areas, for sure — but he’s excitedly talking about constructing something else: Advanced Lego sets

“What we’re really working on is getting better at beating the one-on-one block,” said ISU defensive line coach Eli Rasheed, one of head coach Matt Campbell’s longest-tenured assistants. “It’s really about getting take off and winning and beating a set of that tackle and finishing to the quarterback. I think we’ve had some improvement of that this summer.

Cyclone football team enters 2025 season experience and deep

Cyclone football team has plenty of options along the ever-improving line once a center is picked