Cyclones

With Hunter Dekkers absent from fall camp, Matt Campbell has to chose a new signal caller for at least the next three weeks.

Last season, the Iowa State football team went 4-8 overall and only won one Big 12 game all season. Last year’s struggles included four losses by a combined 11 points and ranking dead last in the conference in their rushing attack. They’ve made some coaching changes to address those issues.

The Iowa State men’s basketball team has landed in the Bahamas for their foreign trip. It marks the fifth summer excursion for the Cyclones in program history and comes at a good time for their roster which is filled with a handful of new faces.

As a 2022 All-Big 12 second team selection, T.J. Tampa is the most decorated player on Iowa State’s defense.

The Cyclone record in 2022 doesn’t tell the whole story - of Iowa State’s eight losses, six were by one possession or fewer.

Iowa State football head coach Matt Campbell was the only coach available as the Cyclones media day on Friday. In addition, just 7 players were made available, which is fewer than in the past. Campbell said that amid the gambling investigation with the Cyclones, he did it to protect his team.

Hunter Dekkers, last year’s starter, is among three current or former Cyclones players facing criminal charges. He is not participating in preseason camp.

The Iowa State and City High graduate’s professional dreams are still very much alive and well.

Men’s and women’s basketball teams in the expanded Big 12 will still play 18 conference games each during the 2023-24 season.

Dedric Willoughby was a vital member of two of Iowa State’s most successful teams in 1995-96 and 1996-97 - earning first-team all-league honors and leading the team in scoring (20.5 ppg; 18.9 ppg) both seasons.

The Iowa Lottery said people won three large lottery prizes in two days in the state.

The Iowa State women’s tennis team made history, advancing to the NCAA championships for the first time in program history.

Two have come to light in the past week, the first at Alabama involving its head baseball coach and then an investigation of Iowa and Iowa State athletes participating in online gambling.

Iowa State defensive back Anthony Johnson Jr. was drafted in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.

Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft as the 205th pick by the Houston Texans.

Football was the easy part for Washington graduate O’Rien Vance.

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced the addition of transfers Keshon Gilbert from UNLV, Jackson Paveletzke from Wofford and Curtis Jones from Buffalo.

Iowa State made a fast descent to the bottom of the Big 12 last season, just two years after its best football season in school history.

Past the expensive suits and TV cameras, future NFL players are made when no one’s watching.

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger has received a two-year contract extension that keeps him with the Cyclones through the 2028-29 season.

Two Cyclones and a Hawkeye will get their shot at the WNBA.

Wrestlers from Iowa, Iowa State and UNI earned second place finishes at the NCAA wrestling championships in Tulsa.

In the final game of her career, Ashley Joens scored 23 points on 5-of-13 shooting, adding 13 rebounds.

Three total schools from Iowa will be represented in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament this month.

Three schools from Iowa are set to play in the same regional bracket during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team locked up its bid to the NCAA Tournament with a conference tournament title victory on Sunday afternoon.

Ashley Joens scored 22 points, Lexi Donarski added 20 and Iowa State defeated No. 14 Oklahoma 82-72 on Saturday to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament.

Ashley Joens scored 22 points and became the Big 12 Conference all-time leader in games played, Emily Ryan had a double-double and No. 23 Iowa State rolled past Texas Tech 72-56 to close the regular season on Saturday.

Jaren Holmes had 16 points and Iowa State ended a four-game losing streak Saturday with a 73-58 win over seventh-ranked Baylor in what likely was the Bears’ final Big 12 home game in the 35-year-old Ferrell Center.

The head coach for the Iowa State men’s basketball team answered questions Thursday for the first time since Senior Guard Caleb Grill was dismissed from the team.