Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE Iowa State's Malik Verdon enters NFL Draft, foregos senior season BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Jan 4, 2025 Jan 4, 2025 Updated Apr 4, 2025 0 × Rocco Becht, Matt Campbell and Jaylin Noel discuss Iowa State's 42-41 win in the Pop-Tarts Bowl against Miami Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — Iowa State is losing a game-changing player to the NFL. kAm$2EFC52J[ C65D9:CE ;F?:@C 5676?D:G6 324< |2=:< '6C5@? 2??@F?465 96 :D 6?E6C:?8 E96 }u{ sC27E 2?5 7@C68@:?8 9:D D6?:@C D62D@? 2E x$&] k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^26`4h__2\4h7b\``67\3ccb\5fh3ha`df6h2Qmp =:DE @7 E96 6:89E x@H2 $E2E6 A=2J6CD H9@ 92G6 564=2C65 7@C E96 }u{ sC27Ek^2mk^AmkAm'6C5@? :D E96 D6G6?E9 rJ4=@?6 E@ 564=2C6 7@C E96 }u{ sC27E 2?5 E9:C5 5676?D:G6 A=2J6C 2=@?8 H:E9 =:?6>2? y# $:?8=6E@? 2?5 5676?D:G6 324< |J=6D !FC492D6]k^Am kAm'6C5@? 7@C465 7F>3=6D 282:?DE w@FDE@? 2?5 r:?4:??2E: E9:D D62D@?] w6 2=D@ :?E6C46AE65 2 A2DD 282:?DE pC<2?D2D $E2E6] w:D fe E24<=6D C2?< D64@?5 @? 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Iowa State football postgame press conference Pop-Tarts Bowl Rocco Becht, Matt Campbell and Jaylin Noel discuss Iowa State's 42-41 win in the Pop-Tarts Bowl against Miami
Iowa State football postgame press conference Pop-Tarts Bowl Rocco Becht, Matt Campbell and Jaylin Noel discuss Iowa State's 42-41 win in the Pop-Tarts Bowl against Miami
A list of the eight Iowa State players who have declared for the NFL Draft From 2019-2023, 10 Cyclones have been selected the NFL Draft. Last year, the New York Jets drafted defensive end Will McDonald in the first ro…
Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones final football stat leaders Here are the final leaders for the Hawkeyes and Cyclones in passing, rushing, receiving and tackling.
5 takeaways from Iowa State vs Miami: Carson Hansen positions himself to be lead back in 2025 Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, ISU and Miami played a wild game to match the antics of the bowl game marketing.
3 takeaways from the Iowa State men's win against Baylor: Larry Eustachy's teams honored No. 3 Iowa State (12-1, 2-0 Big 12) held No. 25 Baylor (9-4 overall, 1-1 Big 12) to season-lows in points and field goal percentage.
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