Alert Top Story COLLEGE SPORTS | IOWA STATE Brent Blum Named Director of NIL Development for Cyclone Sports Properties, what it means ben.hutchens Jun 26, 2025 Jun 26, 2025 Updated Feb 25, 2026 0 × Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard meets with the media at the Ankeny tour stop (Ben Hutchens/The Quad-City Times) Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — Iowa State is maneuvering for the next era of college sports.kAm%9FCD52J[ x$& ?2>65 qC6?E q=F> s:C64E@C @7 }x{ s6G6=@A>6?E 7@C rJ4=@?6 $A@CED !C@A6CE:6D] %96 C@=6 :D ?6H=J 4C62E65 2?5 E96 E:>:?8 4@>6D 52JD 29625 @7 yF=J ` H96? E96 w@FD6 D6EE=6>6?E 2AAC@G65 3J yF586 r=2F5:2 (:=<6? 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9 H:== 2==@H 4@==686D E@ AC@G:56 5:C64E 7:?2?4:2= DFAA@CE E@ DEF56?E\2E9=6E6D]k^AmkAmq=F> D6CG6D 2D 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 (6 (:== r@==64E:G6[ H96C6 96 92D 96=A65 C2:D6 >@C6 E92? S`a >:==:@? :? 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Athletic director Jamie Pollard interview | Iowa State tailgate tour | May 19 Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard meets with the media at the Ankeny tour stop (Ben Hutchens/The Quad-City Times)
Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard talks Wendy Wintersteen retiring, videoboard upgrades, revenue sharing College football is in offseason mode, but things are still buzzing around Iowa State. Athletic director Jamie Pollard talks about ISU's searc…
The part of college football Matt Campbell thinks is 'criminal' For Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell, this week hasn’t been tough. That doesn’t even begin to cover it.
What Iowa State portal target Oscar Cluff committing to Purdue means for the Cyclones Iowa State reportedly offered Oscar Cluff more NIL money than it has offered any other player in the transfer portal.
Iowa State guard Dominick Nelson is addressing his biggest question mark Here's a look at what Utah Valley transfer Dominick Nelson has been doing to improve his weakness: The 3-pointer.
How Iowa State not only survived – but thrived – in the NIL era Four years ago, some thought NIL would cripple schools like Iowa State. Instead, it was the most successful athletic period in ISU history.
Athletic director Jamie Pollard explains Iowa State's approach to revenue sharing Iowa State is taking a fairly unique approach to revenue sharing: Every athlete will get some money from the school.
