Rob Gray

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.

Few teams can deploy a 6-4 cornerback gifted with track speed, but the Iowa State Cyclones can and will with Darien Porter.

Which of the 2022 Iowa State running backs will succeed New York Jets second-round draft pick Breece Hall as the Cyclones’ primary threat out of the backfield? The answer could be all of the above.

After dealing with an injury last season, former Cedar Rapids Washington star is amped up to play alongside his Iowa State football teammates as a sixth-year senior.

At least three kickers are in the mix for Iowa State in 2022: Jace Gilbert, Drake Nettles and Keegan Shackford.

Former Cyclone standouts Charlie Kolar and Chase Allen are now in the NFL. So it’s only natural that Iowa State’s often tight end-heavy offense cuts back on the position group’s usage, right? Not necessarily.

New Iowa State starting quarterback Hunter Dekkers has everyone in the program excited to see what he can do with the 2022 Cyclones.

Iowa State quarterbacks coach Joel Gordon said true freshman Rocco Becht, redshirt freshman and former Iowa City Regina star Ashton Cook, and 2020 NJCAA offensive player of the year Nate Glantz are all squarely in the mix to back up Hunter Dekkers.

Darren Wilson finds himself heading into his redshirt senior season fully healthy. The special teams stalwart could emerge as a wild-card option, of sorts, for Iowa State in the passing game.

Tyler Moore, who played in the Little League World Series, said baseball is his first love. But the Iowa State tight end is now fully focused on snaring passes instead of fly balls.

They’re big, powerful and intent on wreaking havoc on foes. But they’re also teammates — and nothing connects Iowa State’s burly brethren of offensive and defensive linemen like a sumptuous spread of barbecue.

A transfer from St. Bonaventure, new Iowa State guard Jaren Holmes just wanted a chance to prove he can play on the big stage.

It’s who returns — not who has departed — that underpins Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock’s enthusiasm for the 2022 season.