Rob Gray

Spring practice is over and the Iowa State football newcomers are eager to show they belong.

Here are five things to watch at Iowa State football’s final public spring practice Friday night at Gilbert High School.

After waiting patiently behind Iowa State legend Breece Hall, it’s Jirehl Brock’s time to shine this fall as the Cyclones’ featured running back.

No matter how many well-seasoned cooks Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock has, the basic ingredients never change.

So-called dirty work is wholly appealing to Iowa State senior offensive lineman Trevor Downing. So is taking on a new role as a senior leader in the program.

Iowa State receiver Xavier Hutchinson still wants the ball thrown his way, but he also wants to take on a leadership role with the Cyclones.

Iowa State linebacker Colby Reeder is enjoying life as a 25-year-old rookie in the program after transferring from Delaware.

Iowa State women’s basketball standout Ashley Joens, with a little help from her friends, wants to see what the Cyclones can do in 2022-23.

Ashley Joens announced she will use the extra season of eligibility afforded to players because of the COVID-19 pandemic to return to an Iowa State women’s basketball program that set records for overall wins (28) and Big 12 wins (14), and reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2010.

Izaiah Brockington told ESPN Monday he planned to enter the NBA Draft and not take advantage of an extra COVID-19 year at Iowa State.

Iowa State’s turnaround men’s basketball season is over, but the program’s foundation was set in T.J. Otzelberger’s first year as head coach.

Iowa State ran into a Miami team rippling with speed, length and athleticism in the Sweet 16 late Friday, and saw its remarkable season end in a 70-56 setback.

At least until late Friday night against Miami in the Sweet 16, the 11th-seeded Iowa State men’s basketball team keeps making memories, not savoring them.

Iowa State men’s basketball notes: First-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger was an assistant coach for the 2016 Sweet 16 run to Chicago — and the irony of being back in a program-leading role, albeit with a very different team, isn’t lost on him.

At his third college basketball stop, Izaiah Brockington is a leader and standard-bearer for an Iowa State program that is in the midst of the biggest turnaround in school history.