Hopes are high at Iowa State where Cyclone football coach Matt Campbell enters his ninth season at the helm. ISU has a lot of experience returning from last year’s team that finished 7-6. Campbell addressed Big 12 Media Days in Las Vegas.

In the days of the transfer portal and N-I-L Campbell says player retention is a key. The Cyclones return 18 starters.

The Cyclones look to make a run after being selected to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll.

After passing for more than 31 hundred yards and 23 touchdowns as a red-shirt freshman, quarterback Rocco Becht will be looking to take the next step.

The Cyclones open at home on August 31st against North Dakota