Rob Gray

Former Southeast Polk standout content to be No. 2, but knows he’s one step away from being the starter

Iowa State Cyclone wide receiver, Daniel Jackson, has suffered multiple injuries in his career dating back to high school. Jackson hopes to be a key piece of a wide-ranging pass-catching puzzle tasked with replacing some of the massive production.

The Iowa State Cyclones failed to rank among the top three in the Big 12 in terms of points allowed for the first time since 2016. Here’s what defensive coordinator, Jon Heacock, had to say about the Cyclones defense this upcoming season.

Iowa State’s soon-to-be third-year starting quarterback Rocco Becht and star cornerback Jontez Williams both wear a jersey bearing the number 3 and standout linebacker Caleb Bacon and versatile running back Carson Hansen share the number 26.

The Cyclones return most of their key players from that record-breaking Pop-Tarts Bowl-winning team and recently began training camp. Here are 5 questions we have that may determine how the Cyclones perform this upcoming season.

Buchanan will serve as a critical component for a revamped Cyclones frontcourt anchored by returning star Joshua Jefferson and augmented by fellow transfer Eric Mulder along with talented freshman Dominykas Pleta and Xzavion Mitchell.

“It was an amazing experience and to be able to play a game on the Fourth of July wearing USA across your chest is something I’ll never forget.”

Iowa State junior forward Milan Momcilovic understands — and has worked to avoid — the stigma attached to the term “volume shooter.” But it turns out all of those perceptions were wrong. At least in Momcilovic’s case.

Cyclones learned from 11-win season, but Big 12 title game loss still stings

Tamin Lipsey’s one of 16 Iowa State players who have competed in three different NCAA Tournaments. The record-setting Cyclone guard’s battled through mettle-testing injuries on multiple occasions to get there, rolling and wincing through the painful bumps, bruises and breaks until he’s told he must shut it down — for a while anyway.

As freshly-minted Iowa State Cyclone guard Dominick Nelson works with Iowa State Cyclones basketball assitant coach Erik Crawford on weaknesses

Coach T.J. Otzelberger is a master in the transfer portal and has high hopes as summer workouts about to begin

Lisbon Lions don’t win a single event but still take the class 1A Iowa State Track & Field Championship title home with them

West Branch’s Brandon Pedersen finishes first in the class 2A 100-meter dash at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Saturday May, 24, 2025 with a time of 10.73 seconds.

Tipton’s Noelle Steines won the 800-meter and 1,500-meter races during the Iowa State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa Saturday, May 24, 2025.