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No. 3 Cyclones' fast turnaround earns coach T.J. Otzelberger new contract through the 2031-32 season
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger, whose third-ranked Cyclones have reached the NCAA Tournament each of his first three seasons, has agreed to a new contract through the 2031-32 season, the school announced Tuesday. Otzelberger inherited a program that won two...
Matt Campbell agrees to 8-year contract with Iowa State after leading program to 1st 10-win season
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Matt Campbell, who led Iowa State to its first 10-win season and became the program's all-time leader in coaching victories, has agreed to an eight-year contract that would keep him with the Cyclones through 2032. University president Wendy Wintersteen and...
After playoff chances slip away, Miami and Iowa State looking to regroup at Pop-Tarts Bowl
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami probably was one win away from getting into the College Football Playoff. Iowa State definitely was one win away. Their consolation prize of sorts: playing one another. The Hurricanes and Cyclones — a meteorological matchup — have...
Arizona State makes College Football Playoff with 45-19 win over Iowa State in Big 12 title game
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cam Skattebo and Arizona State are on quite a run in their Big 12 debut after being the preseason pick to finish at the bottom of the conference. Now the Sun Devils will represent their new 16-team league in the 12-team College Football Playoff after a 45-19...
No. 16 Iowa State falls short in Big 12 title game again, this time with CFP at stake
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The stakes were higher for Iowa State, and the outcome was the same as the first for the Cyclones in their second trip to the Big 12 championship game. And the 112-year wait for a conference title will go on. No. 16 Iowa State was playing for...
Arizona State coach once studied program at Iowa State, the team he now faces in Big 12 title game
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There was just something about coach Matt Campbell and his program at Iowa State that intrigued Kenny Dillingham. “His culture and his realness, I think he’s one of the most real people in the sport. You see the passion and emotion on the sideline,”...
No. 17 Iowa St beats Wildcats 29-21 for first 10-win season, will play Sun Devils for Big 12 title
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 Iowa State's defense came up with big stops in the second half to help the Cyclones beat Kansas State 29-21 on a cold Saturday night for the first 10-win season in program history. About three...
No. 17 Iowa State tries to keep focus on Kansas State, not the many Big 12 title game scenarios
No. 17 Iowa State goes into its home game against Kansas State on Saturday night as one of the Big 12 teams with the highest probability of making it to the conference championship game next week. That calculation comes from conference officials putting pencil to paper to figure out...
AP Top 25 Extra Points: No. 14 ASU, No. 17 Iowa St front-runners in what could be wild Big 12 finish
With more than half of the 16 teams still mathematically alive to make the conference championship game, the Big 12 will command a lot of attention in the final week of the regular season. No. 14 Arizona State and No. 17 Iowa State would play for the Big 12 title and College Football...
No. 22 Iowa State keeps Big 12 title, CFP hopes alive with 31-28 win over Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Carson Hansen ran for two touchdowns, including a 3-yard run with 1:31 left, to rally No. 22 Iowa State to a 31-28 victory over Utah on Saturday night. Rocco Becht threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lead Iowa State, and Jayden Higgins paced the Cyclones...
