Experience at several key positions has the Iowa State offense thinking big getting ready for the upcoming season. Rocco Becht returns for his second season at quarterback after being named the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2023. He is taking on more of a leadership role in fall camp.

Becht will have plenty of help, especially from a talented and experienced group of receivers.

Becht says the offense is balanced.

Becht passed for more than 32 hundred yards and 23 touchdowns last season in helping lead ISU to a 7-6 record. Sophomore running back Abu Sama returns after an electrifying finish to his freshman season that included a 276 yard effort in a snowstorm at Kansas State

Sama has tried to add weight that will help him endure the season.

Sama says the performance at K-State was a confidence boost.

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