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Preview and Prediction: No. 22 Iowa vs. Iowa State in 2026 Cy-Hawk Game
- 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.
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What to know: Iowa State plays at Iowa
- Injury: It's Iowa State at Iowa game week with the Cyclones and Hawkeyes set to meet on Saturday night (6:30 p.m.
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CyHawk 2026 Discussion
- QB/WR: Roehl didn't show it last Saturday but will likely see a significant volume of RPOs and passes out of that are generally not down the middle but moreso in the flats outside the tackles.
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CyHawk 2026 Discussion
- 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.
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Big 12 games
- LB: Some of these week 0/1 game outcomes are certainly not helping the Big 12’s national profile.
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Glory days werent that glorious
- Pick/market: My goodness so many cyclone fans remember a different ISU team than I do.
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FOOTBALL: GENERAL DISCUSSION THREAD
- 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...
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CyHawk 2026 Discussion
- QB/LB: On the game front, obviously they are a big favorite (and should be).
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