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- Iowa State spring showcase set for April 25, concluding Jimmy Rogers' first spring camp in Ames.

- Spring football Monday availability featured Keith Heckendorf, Seth Hestness, Jaylen Raynor, and Keaton Roskop

- Injury: Wiggins was going to have to work himself into the rotation, in my opinion, but ultimately, this sucks for him and Iowa State.

- Injury: I read this elsewhere but ISU is the only P4 FB program not returning a single starter so totally understandable why there is going to be preseason skepticism for 2026 W-L results.

- Jimmy Rogers says safety Braden Awls will miss 2026 with a torn ACL.

- 2026 football is defined by massive injuries; hard to keep loving the sport.

- Transfer portal has one window; Tech stuck with Sorsby options, backup has torn ACL; possible waiver if Jackson drops a level.

- Jimmy Rogers says Salahadin Allah is out for season with torn Achilles; only six RBs available.

- Iowa State coach Rogers gets a crude “nutcup” welcome after Salahadin Allah injury.

- Injury: Definitely would be nice if one of the two freshman was ready to at least fight for position on the depth chart to give us some buffer from injuries.

- Pick/market: Looked at Raynor’s sack numbers, we were truly spoiled with Rocco’s pocket presence.

- Pick/market: I was perhaps least connected to Walden out of any ISU FB HC since Majors due to having moved out of state, no ISU games on TV and before internet.

- Iowa State's quarterback room is the main uncertainty flagged here, with the discussion asking whether one player is clearly "the dude" entering 2026. - The upside case centers on a former Arkansas State producer who is described as posting roughly 2,000, 2,500, and 3,300 passing yards over the last three seasons. - The snippets still attach a competition caveat to those numbers, so the QB outlook is promising but not settled enough to treat as a proven Big 12 edge yet.

- Iowa State catastrophic offseason: Lost veteran QB Rocco Becht, top defensive talent (Orange to NFL), and coach Matt Campbell to Penn State; Campbell took best players to Ames, leaving Cyclones as one of most depleted rosters in country; high anxiety for fanbase despite Oklahoma State-like coaching refresh elsewhere. - Iowa State: Lost veteran QB (Rocco Becht), top defense (Orange to NFL), and coach Matt Campbell to Penn State; Campbell took best players; one of most depleted rosters in co

- Bryson Lamb’s spring growth at Iowa State reflects how much he’s seen.

- Jimmy Rogers says losing Braden Awls sucks, but Iowa State still has plenty of spring growth.

- QB: Please explain this thought process, because on April 21st, this seems next to insane

- Iowa State wrapped spring ball; video of Rogers, Roehl, Bobbit, Raynor, and Hawk after the showcase.

- Rocco was an average Big 12 QB, clutch but often pedestrian statistically.

- Iowa State coaches liked Jaylen Raynor’s throws and Cody Jackson’s play in the Spring Showcase.

- Caleb Francois is a straight-line speedster with good hands, reminds one of a shorter Hakeem Butler in space.

- Iowa State QB depth: he’ll compete for 3rd/4th string once Peppers and Easton Miller return.

- Andre Phillip II behind Hunter and Musser in Iowa State QB priorities.

- Iowa State's offensive direction under Rowan should lean on his North Dakota State background, where his offenses produced strong rushing numbers. - The offensive line is being rebuilt aggressively after more than 10 transfer additions, with 15 linemen now in the redshirt sophomore-to-senior range. - The staff has improved the line's class balance and depth chart, but the final rotation and best combinations still need sorting. - The backfield may be committee-heavy, and the speaker still had questions because the current RB2 projection was a former walk-on.

- Top Betting/Intel Takeaways - Iowa State's spring-game takeaway was defense first: the hosts came away more confident in the defense than the offense, especially the front seven. - The new defensive approach showed far more man coverage and a four-man-front look than Iowa State has used in recent years, which the hosts see as a needed evolution against power run and mobile QB offenses. - The tradeoff is clear: Iowa State may allow a few more explosive plays, but the hosts expect more turnovers and a more aggressive defensive identity. - QB competition is real but healthy. Jalen Raynor is viewed as the current starter, while Zane Flores pushed hard and led both touchdown drives in the spring game.

- QB/LB: I have always felt it would be those two at the top of the depth chart.

- Wait for roster updates before judging O-line/RB heights and weights.

- Iowa State SAM position interesting; Breeland appeared to start spring with Jones on 2s.

- Intel: I almost wondered if the need to replace two assistants put the announcement of TJ’s extension on the back burner in terms of priority for him right now.

- Iowa State's first spring media availability featured Tyler Roehl, Jesse Bobbit, Carson Willich, and Cameron Pettaway.

- ISU OL/DL availability featured Jake Thornton and Jalon Bibbs with players on both lines.

- ISU spring availability focused on wide receivers and safeties, with Derrick Sherman, Pete Menage, Duhron Goodman, Dom Overby, and Evan Boyd.

- ISU WR Dom Overby aims to turn small contributions into bigger production.

- Spring Football Series opens with offensive breakdown, Jaylen Raynor outlook, skill players, and front-line standouts.

- Kirk Ferentz is now Big Ten’s winningest coach at 206 wins, passing Woody Hayes.

- Flora and Pettaway are dangerous in the return game and as receivers out of the backfield.

- RB: Don't remember if it was Rogers or Roehl, but when asked by a reporter yesterday about a RB's performance, the coach mentioned the kid needed to get better taking care of things off-field.

- Iowa State signed Tulane RB transfer Arnold Barnes, who ran for 757 career yards; solid late addition.

- Flora solid gadget/returner; concern as every-down back. - Roster has only 830 rushing yards production.

- Defense: Appreciate the kind words.

- Spring Football Series defensive breakdown covers Braden Awls' departure, standout corners, and up front

- LB/DB: AMES – Iowa State football completed its third practice of spring football on Tuesday and its first practice in pads.

- Iowa State wraps first spring under Jimmy Rogers with Spring Showcase recap podcast.

- Flores pushing Raynor for starting job; coaching questions linger from last season.

- Intel: Makes me more skeptical of CyTown’s success with Pollard leaving before completion.

- Intel: If O line stays healthy, it could be the best we've had since MC came.

- Iowa State's non-conference scheduling is framed as a strategic tradeoff between buying wins and monetizing tougher road/neutral-site opportunities. - The speaker questions why Iowa State would drop Iowa yet still play tougher home-and-homes, using Bowling Green as an example of a game that does not clearly maximize either wins or revenue. - One proposed path is to schedule lower-risk home opponents, bank wins, and prioritize a Big 12/CFP push; another is to treat non-conference games as financial opportunities if the difficulty gap is not materially worse.

- Intel: CyCast: Safeties Coach @PeteMenage https:// cyclones.com/news/2026/6/10 /football-cycast-safeties-coach-pete-menage … Available now wherever you get your podcasts!

- Intel: If it's on FB it was probably stolen from totally smarter social media.

- Campbell brought in far more players than expected and helped Rogers trim noncontributors; several of the 81 newcomers won’t play.

- Big Ten and SEC would likely block an NIL luxury tax; money already controls college sports and tournament/playoff committees.

- Liked Triple Option podcast; Jimmy saying the “going rate” out loud was the best part; Ames football will be fine, stoked for season.

- Big 12/ESPN/FOX announced nine 2026 weekday games: eight Fridays and a Thanksgiving Thursday matchup.

- Corrects special teams history: Rob Grande coached ST last season under Matt and now has the coach title under Jimmy.

- Glad the new coach is actually doing something for fans at the Spring Showcase.

- Big 12/ACC need noncon P4 wins to boost perception; conference pride matters.

- Iowa State Cyclones 2026 football transfer portal latest activity.

- Iowa State roster has 105 players including 44 returning, 60 newcomers; Spring practices begin under new HC Jimmy Rogers Thursday.

- Trump executive order on college sports transfers, eligibility, NIL needs reform.

- Cade Kelderman transfer to UNI hurts culture—he was hardest worker; should find consistent playing time.