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Court ruling clears path for Lipsey’s fifth season
Iowa State guard and Ames native Tamin Lipsey is cleared to return for a fifth college basketball season after an Indiana circuit court struck down NCAA eligibility restrictions targeting senior student-athletes. On Wednesday, Monroe Circuit Court Judge Kara E. Krothe granted a preliminary injunction in Stephen Daley et al. v. NCAA, barring the governing body […]
Cora Smith commits to Iowa State softball
While Creston High School doesn’t have its Homecoming until the week of Sept. 28, Creston junior Cora Smith has already found where she’ll be going home collegiately. Smith announced her commitment to play softball at Iowa State on her social media Sunday afternoon. “I’m staying home!” Smith wrote in her announcement. “I’m excited to announce […]
Iowa State women’s golf wins Schooner Fall Classic by 17 strokes
NORMAN, Okla. — Alexandra Vidal birdied the final hole to claim her first career individual title and led Iowa State to a team victory at the Schooner Fall Classic. On the 18th, Vidal was tied for first place with Satonkan Thiengsri, a sophomore for the Sooners. Emma Zheng sat one stroke behind. Thiengsri parred the final hole […]
How former Cyclones performed in Week 2 of the NFL
Ten former Iowa State football players recorded stats around the NFL during Week 2 and played a combined 479 snaps. Breece Hall – New York Jets In a 20-17 loss against the Green Bay Packers, Hall started. He recorded 16 carries for 29 yards. Hall also hauled in five passes for 63 yards. Snap counts […]
Iowa State – West Virginia kickoff time announced
Iowa State’s Homecoming game against West Virginia at Jack Trice Stadium will kick off at 11 a.m. CDT on TNT/truTV/HBO Max according to social media Monday. Iowa State won the most recent matchup, claiming a 28-16 road victory in Morgantown on Oct. 12, 2024. West Virginia’s last game in Ames took place on Nov. 5, […]
Cyclones go 1-2 in Vegas
Iowa State volleyball traveled to Orleans Arena in Las Vegas to compete in the Lucky Aces Volleyball Invitational versus UCLA, Hawai’i and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi over the weekend. The Cyclones went 1-2 at the tournament, falling to UCLA 3-0 and Hawai’i 3-2. ISU defeated the Islanders 3-0. On Friday, Iowa State was swept […]
Flora’s all-around day leads Iowa State over Bowling Green
For the first time in school history, Iowa State returned a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown. Jaylen Raynor threw for 133 yards and one touchdown to true freshman Jamal Polite Jr. and Iowa State defeated Bowling Green 55-7 on Saturday. Cam Pettaway, a Bowling Green transfer, had three receptions for 47 yards and […]
Cyclones run at Roy Griak Invitational
FORT SNELLING, Minn. — Iowa State’s cross country teams traveled north on Friday to compete in the 40th annual Roy Griak Invitational. The men’s cross-country team captured first place in the Jo Rider College 8k with 24 team points, and the women’s team finished in seventh place in the Suzy Wilson College 6k with 193 […]
Game thread: Iowa State football versus Bowling Green
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 Time: 11:00 or 11:07 a.m. CDT Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames Capacity: 61,500 Line: Iowa State -22.5 Television: ESPNU Play-by-Play: Courtney Lyle Analyst: Rene Ingoglia Home Radio: Cyclone Radio Network Play-by-Play: John Walters Analyst: Eric Heft Sideline: Ryan Harklau Away Radio: Falcon Sports Radio Network Play-by-Play: Todd Walker Analyst: John […]
No. 15 Colorado defeats Iowa State
Colorado senior Reagan Kotschau scored the lone goal on a penalty kick, as the Colorado soccer team (6-1-1, 1-0 in Big 12 Conference) shut out Iowa State 1-0 Thursday evening at the Cyclone Sports Complex. Iowa State falls to 4-3-2 on the season and 0-1 in the Big 12. Eme McClenahan played 90 minutes for ISU in net and Colorado had Brooke […]
Big 12 announces basketball conference slates
The Big 12 Conference has unveiled the 2026-27 Monster Energy Big 12 Basketball league schedules for both the Iowa State men’s and women’s basketball programs on Thursday, establishing an 18-game conference slate for each team. Iowa State MBB Iowa State will open Monster Energy Big 12 play at home against defending conference champion Arizona on […]
2026 Game III: Iowa State versus Bowling Green preview
After the emotional intensity of Kinnick Stadium last week Iowa State returns home to Jack Trice for what should be a much more manageable afternoon. Bowling Green comes to Ames on Saturday riding a rough start to the 2026 season and Iowa State will look to take care of business in front of the home […]
How former Cyclones performed in Week 1 of the NFL
With week one of the NFL season in the books, and the second week kicking off Thursday night, let’s be kind and rewind the tape to see how former Iowa State football players did in the opening week of the 2026 season. Breece Hall – New York Jets In a 23-10 win against the Tennessee […]
Zheng, Cyclonitas win Badger Invitational title
MADISON, Wis. — Freshman Emma Zheng of Auckland, New Zealand, made history in her collegiate debut, becoming the first freshman in Iowa State history to win a season opener while leading ISU to a team victory at the Badger Invitational Tuesday. Zheng finished the tournament at 7-under-par with rounds of 72, 69, and 68 to […]
Tamin Lipsey sues the NCAA in hopes of gaining a 5th year of eligibility
Tamin Lipsey has joined a group of student-athletes suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association to obtain a fifth year of competition eligibility. Lipsey is among dozens of plaintiffs added to a First Amended Complaint filed Sept. 14, 2026, in the Monroe Circuit Court of Indiana (Stephen Daley et al. v. NCAA, Cause No. 53C06-2609-PL-002418). The […]
Iowa State – Utah kickoff time announced
Iowa State’s Big 12 Conference opener against Utah – currently No. 17 in the AP Poll – at Jack Trice Stadium will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CDT on FOX according to social media Monday afternoon. A pair of promotions are scheduled for the Sept. 26 game, fans are encouraged to wear white for the […]
Late field goal dooms Iowa State in 16-13 loss
A 42 yard field goal by Bettendorf native Caden Buhr gave the No. 21 Iowa Hawkeyes a 16-13 win over Iowa State Saturday night in Iowa City. Iowa State held a 10-0 with 7:51 remaining in the first half, but over the final 5:34, Iowa scored 10 unanswered points to tie it up going into […]
Game thread: Iowa State football versus No. 21 Iowa
Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 Time: 6:30 or 6:36 p.m. CDT Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City Capacity: 61,500 Line: Iowa -14 Television: NBC Play-by-Play: Paul Burmeister Analyst: Todd Blackledge Sideline: Kathryn Tappen Radio: Cyclone Radio Network Play-by-Play: John Walters Analyst: Eric Heft Sideline: Ryan Harklau Head coach Jimmy Rogers makes his Cy-Hawk Series debut as […]
Week Two depth chart overview
Iowa State released its official Game 2 depth chart ahead of today’s Cy-Hawk showdown against Iowa on Tuesday. Jaylen Raynor, a 6-foot-1, 208-pound senior, continues to lead the offense as the starting quarterback. Redshirt sophomores Connor Moberly and Zane Flores remain listed as co-No. 2 options with an “OR” designation. In the backfield, redshirt sophomore Aiden Flora […]
Previewing the Iowa matchup with BHGP
With kickoff in Iowa City just over 25 hours away, Jonah Parker over at BHGP was kind enough to share his answers to my pressing inquiries regarding the first Cy-Hawk matchup in the Jimmy Rogers era. BHGP posted their version of this style of article on Thursday. WRNL: What is the reception of Jimmy Rogers […]
Remembering Mari-Rae Sopper 25 years later
Two days before she boarded American Airlines Flight 77, Mari-Rae Sopper sent an email to her friends and family with a subject line that captured everything she had spent years working toward: “New Job New City New State New Life.” She was walking away from a $98,000 attorney salary in Washington, D.C., to accept a […]
2026 Game II: Iowa State versus Iowa preview
Kinnick Stadium on a September afternoon is one of the great environments in college football. Iowa State walks in Saturday as 14 point underdogs in year one of a new era. The pressure is entirely on Iowa. The Cyclones have nothing to lose and everything to gain. The SDSU Connection Iowa fans do not like […]
Iowa State volleyball swept by Iowa
Iowa State suffered a straight-sets loss to in-state rival Iowa on Tuesday night, falling 25-20, 25-21, 25-23. The Cyclones dropped to 4-2 on the season with the defeat, while the Hawkeyes improved to 4-2. Pam McCune, Mesaiya Bettis, and Nayeli Gonzalez paced the Iowa State attack with eight kills apiece. Alea Goolsby and Nayeli Ti’a […]
Demarion Watson signs with KK Promo Donji Vakuf
DONJI VAKUF, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Former Iowa State cager Demarion Watson has signed a professional contract with KK Promo Donji Vakuf. Watson, a 6-foot-7 forward, brings four years of collegiate experience to the professional ranks, highlighted by a three-season stint in Ames. During his time with the Cyclones, “D-Wat” appeared in 81 total games. […]
Iowa State goes 2-0 at Gaucho Invitational
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Iowa State volleyball team put on a resilient display during its road trip to the West Coast, fighting through back-to-back four-set battles at the Thunderdome to improve to 4-1 on the season. The Cyclones opened the invitational with a dramatic comeback victory over tournament host UC Santa Barbara on Thursday […]
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