Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE Where Iowa State ranks in the first College Football Playoff rankings BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Nov 5, 2024 Nov 5, 2024 Updated May 10, 2025 0 × Iowa State running back Abu Sama talks with the media before game against Kansas. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — Iowa State debuted at No. 17 in the initial College Football Playoff Rankings.kAm%96 `b >6>36CD @7 E96 ru! D6=64E:@? 4@>>:EE66 C2?<65 E96 rJ4=@?6D Wf\` @G6C2==[ c\` q:8 `aX E96 D2>6 2D E96 p! !@== G@E6CD] p7E6C 2 k2 E:E=6lQu:G6 E2<62H2JD 7C@> x@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD =@DD E@ %6I2D %649 :? E96 7:?2= D64@?5DQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^5bag5gee\hhb7\``67\33`f\_7_4ea6573af^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmab\aa =@DD E@ %6I2D %649k^2m[ x@H2 $E2E6 5C@AA65 D:I DA@ED E@ }@] `f :? 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What Iowa State coaches said about the Cyclones' opening drive defensive struggles Recently, there’s one drawback to Iowa State's stellar defense: Opponents are hurting ISU on the first drive of the game.Â
3 takeaways from Iowa State's season-opening blowout: Freshman Aili Tanke fantastic in debut Aili Tanke learned she was starting yesterday walking out of practice. She almost didn’t believe it when coach Bill Fennelly, getting into his…
Three burning questions for Iowa State football after first loss of the season The College Football Playoff Rankings show on Tuesday just got a lot more interesting for Cyclone fans.Â
How to watch: Iowa State football vs Kansas Everything you need to know about Iowa State's game against Kansas and which player is especially excited to play in Arrowhead Stadium
CyHawk Talk: Superhero comparison for Iowa State's receivers and what Iowa is doing on its trip to LA The Quad-City Times' Iowa and Iowa State beat reporters Ethan Petrik and Ben Hutchens sit down to talk about the latest happenings in Hawkeye …
Abu Sama's season hasn't gone as expected for Iowa State. Here's what he's doing about it Abu Sama's 2024 season hasn't gone how many expected. Here's how he's handled that adversity and why big things could be coming soon for the s…
