Iowa State Cyclones Cheez-It Bowl pep rally

Cyclones fans showed out to cheer on their team before their Cheez-It Bowl appearance

Geoff Stellfox

Dec. 28, 2021 6:07 pm

Cyclones twirler Rachel Lasota spins her baton at the Iowa State Cyclones pep rally on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pointe Orland in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Cyclones fans show out en masse at the Iowa State Cyclones pep rally on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pointe Orland in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Cy the Cardinal slides down the escalator at the Iowa State Cyclones pep rally on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pointe Orland in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

A Cyclone twirler put a bedazzled state logo in her hair at the Iowa State Cyclones pep rally on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pointe Orland in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Megan Royer of Ames and her daughter Mia, 1, watch on as the Cyclones football players take the stage at the Iowa State Cyclones pep rally on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pointe Orland in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Members of the Cyclone marching band dance before performing at the Iowa State Cyclones pep rally on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pointe Orland in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Players and coaches are greeted with a huge ovation at the Iowa State Cyclones pep rally on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pointe Orland in Orlando, Fla. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)