Travis Hines

Des Moines Register When Iowa State announced the impending retirement of longtime athletics director Jamie Pollard , the Cyclones gave themselves a year-long runway to make the handover.

Des Moines Register I would never wish away a second of summer, but after that string of ungodly heat we endured, this brief respite of cool, crisp mornings did have me thinking of fall.

What to expect from Iowa State football and what to make of the SEC's saber-rattling, from columnist Travis Hines and the Register's text group

Des Moines Register It's a little difficult to envision Eric Henderson in a bad mood.

A losing streak ending the regular season deflated Drake and first-year coach Eric Henderson. A pair of Arch Madness wins points the way for Year 2.

Des Moines Register AMES – It would be easy to dismiss it as hyperbole or an "aim-for-the-moon-miss-and-still-land-among-stars" situation.

Des Moines Register AMES – One of the more interesting things about the 2026 Iowa State football team is that so many of the challenges and

With so many new faces, the challenges that every football team faces feels heightened for Iowa State

Iowa State has enough going on in Year 1 under Jimmy Rogers that a QB competition was the last thing it needed. Thank goodness for Jaylen Raynor.

Des Moines Register AMES – Jimmy Rogers has plenty on his plate. The number of decisions the first-year Iowa State football coach must make every single day is staggering.