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- Pick/market: Offense has got stagnant.

- OL/DL: Defensive Line and Offensive Line were better than Iowa’s.

- Iowa State started Trevor Bindel at right guard against SEMO but split his snaps with Austin Barrett; the preview says that competition may remain unresolved. The offensive line allowed pressure to reach Jaylen Raynor and generated only just over 100 rushing yards against the FCS opponent, leaving protection and run blocking as concerns entering Iowa. - Iowa State generated six sacks against SEMO, including three by Isaac Terrell. The preview describes Jesse Bobbit's new defense as more aggressive than Jon Heacock's prior scheme and notes Bobbit's Washington State unit produced 31 sacks last season. The opener established pressure production, but against FCS competition rather than Iowa's line. - Iowa State QB Jaylen Raynor completed 50% of his passes for about 180 yards with two passing and two rushing touchdowns in the opener. The preview flags downfield accuracy as a concern: last season he threw three touchdowns and six interceptions on attempts of at least 20 yards. That is historical context for the Iowa test, not a forecast of turnovers.

- Pick/market: I look at this game different because I don't really think it means a whole lot in terms of the overall season especially in the context of 2026 ISU football, but I'm not encouraged...

- Iowa State's 2026 defense under Jimmy Rogers uses a more traditional four-man front and varied linebacker pressure rather than the previous 3-3-5 structure. Green-dot linebacker Sullivan Schlimgen made nine tackles, six stops and three pressures against SEMO, giving Iowa another pressure source to account for alongside edge Isaac Terrell. - Iowa State's Jaylen Raynor opened with 184 passing yards and two touchdowns on 8-of-16 passing plus 32 rushing yards and two scores. Dominic Overby's two receptions gained 85 yards, but the preview says the conventional run game stalled after Aiden Flora's early 17-yard gain and left tackle Jake Taylor was stronger in protection than run blocking against SEMO.

- Injury: It's Iowa State at Iowa game week with the Cyclones and Hawkeyes set to meet on Saturday night (6:30 p.m.

- QB/WR: I want to see more of Raynor and him actually throwing out routes and stuff over middle before we have a better QB.

- Injury: True, but their system still may not score many points against us.

- QB: The heat didn't bother me at all....sat outside the entire time when going inside Sukup was an option only a few feet for me away.

- Pick/market: My goodness so many cyclone fans remember a different ISU team than I do.

- Injury: I will argue that our linebacker's talent level lead to their injuries.

- RB/LB: My early assessment of Raynor from the brief sample size from the stands is I don't believe he's really inaccurate, I think he struggles to read coverage and is late on decision making and...

- QB/LB: On the game front, obviously they are a big favorite (and should be).

- The hosts credited Iowa State's defense with stepping in to support the SEMO win while describing the offense as still having considerable room to develop. - The offensive line was specifically identified as a unit with room to improve, tempering the offensive assessment despite the win.

- Defense: One of my favorite stats was 7 kickoff and 7 touchbacks

- OL/LB: Doesn’t shock me Braden Smith graded out the best of the OL.

- Coaching: AMES – In Iowa State's 38-10 victory over Southeast Missouri on Saturday inside Jack Trice Stadium, the Redhawks had just one pass go for more than 16 yards.

- Pick/market: This is probably the worst team we’ve had in a decade.

- Pick/market: SEMO QB was solid and he was very good last week.

- QB/OL: QB: I don’t think Raynor was as bad as the completion percentage showed.