CyHawk Talk

Iowa State junior quarterback  Rocco Becht is transferring . The past three seasons as starting quarterback, Becht has led ISU to 26 wins, the Big 12 Championship game and two wins against Iowa. Now, after coach Matt Campbell  left ISU for Penn State , Becht is also leaving Ames. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss Becht's intention to enter the portal and what is next f...

There is just one football game left on the schedule for Iowa. Bring on basketball season. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss the top Iowa and Iowa State storylines on CyHawk Talk. Show rundown: 0:54 Are the AP polls fair to the Cyclones and Hawkeyes? 5:18 Addy Brown steals hope from UNI 8:52 Iowa State basketball's vulnerability 10:55 How has Iowa State replaced Curtis Jones and...

Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers' first week on the job and Cy-Hawk men's and women's basketball. CyHawk Talk rundown: 1:11 Early impressions of Jimmy Rogers 4:10 Will ISU’s black uniforms die without Matt Campbell? 10:15 Can Iowa State football retain its football roster? 14:10 Iowa State women get first Cy-Hawk basketball win since 2021 22:...

In one of the most surreal days in the history of Iowa State athletics, Matt Campbell, the winningest coach in school history, has left.  About 10 minutes after  Campbell took a job at Penn State , news broke that ISU had hired Washington State coach  Jimmy Rogers  as successor. Rogers is the 33rd coach in school history. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik react to th...

Both the Hawkeyes and Cyclones are looking for a ninth win in a bowl game.  With the 2025 season winding down, beat reporters Ethan Petrik and Ben Hutchens look back at their bold preseason predictions for Iowa and Iowa State.  Read:  3 Bold predictions for Iowa's 2025 season Read:  3 Bold predictions for Iowa State's 2025 season CyHawk Talk rundown: 1:27 Mark Gronowski did not...

Iowa receiver Kaden Wetjen stands alone in the Hawkeyes' record book. Has he become the greatest return-man in Iowa history? Wetjen's 62-yard punt return for a touchdown  against Michigan State  is the sixth score off a kick in his career. It moved him past Tim Dwight's program record for return touchdowns.  Does that make him Iowa's greatest return man? Beat reporters Ethan Petrik...

Iowa State began the 2025 season so well that it reset expectations. The Cyclones  slayed a Big 12 rival in Ireland  and  returned home to defeat Iowa.  ISU got off to a 5-0 start, and the goal of returning to the Big 12 Championship and breaking into the College Football Playoff looked attainable. A four-game losing streak made those aspirations impossible. But now, with the C...

After a heartbreaking 18-16 loss vs Oregon last week, Iowa's College Football Playoff hopes are all but extinguished.  The Hawkeyes (6-3 overall, 4-2 Big 12) are ranked No. 21 in the College Football Playoff rankings and are looking to get a win vs No. 17 USC on Saturday to keep their playoff hopes alive. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss the happenings of Iowa State's bye...

Iowa's college football playoff chances took a hit. The Hawkeyes nearly beat No. 9 Oregon, but a 39-yard field goal from Oregon kicker Atticus Sappington with three seconds remaining sealed an 18-16 victory. Iowa State broke a four-game losing streak with a 20-17 win at TCU. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss the latest storylines around both teams on CyHawk Talk.  CyHawk Ta...

A win vs No. 9 Oregon could elevate the No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes in the College Football Playoff picture. Iowa hosts Oregon on Saturday (2:40 p.m., CBS) while the Cyclones look to snap a four-game losing streak at TCU (2:30 p.m. FOX). Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss the matchups on CyHawk Talk. Show rundown: 1:28 The energy in Carver-Hawkeye for Ben McCollum’s debut was incr...

CBS Sports broadcaster Gary Danielson joined Quad-City Times beat reporter Ethan Petrik for a special Hawkeye Extra edition of CyHawk Talk. Ethan and Gary preview Iowa's upcoming matchup with Oreogn which will air on CBS at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Over the past four month, junior Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht is not playing to a winning standard. He said it himself following a 186-yard passing performance in a loss Arizona State. “Not good enough,” Becht said. “That’s all I got about that.” Becht's numbers in ISU's four game losing streak have  been worse than his stats at the beginning of the year ....

For Iowa State,  Saturday's game against Arizona State  (12 p.m., TNT) is a rematch of the 2024 Big 12 Championship Game.  Eight Cyclones are  listed out for the game  while ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt is listed as out and receiver Jordyn Tyson is listed as doubtful. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss the latest storylines around Iowa and Iowa State on Cy...

Seven weeks ago, Iowa State defeated Iowa in a Cy-Hawk game that seemingly pushed coach Matt Campbell’s program ahead of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. Seven weeks later, it seems that was premature.  Iowa has won three games in a row and defeated Minnesota 41-3 on Saturday. The Cyclones are on their first three-game losing streak since 2022. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discu...

CBS Sports play-by-play broadcaster Brad Nessler joined Quad-City Times beat reporter Ethan Petrik for a special Hawkeye Extra edition of CyHawk Talk. Ethan and Brad preview Iowa's upcoming matchup with Minnesota which will air on CBS at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Everything has changed for Iowa State's red zone offense. Sophomore kicker  Kyle Konrardy is back from injury.  Saturday, ISU hosts No. 11 BYU (2:30 p.m. on FOX).  Iowa, looking for its third consecutive victory, hosts Minnesota on Saturday (2:40 p.m. CBS). Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik preview matchups for the Cyclones and Hawkeyes on CyHawk Talk.  Iowa State st...

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz'  decision to attempt a 66-yard field goal  nearly cost the Hawkeyes on Saturday against Penn State. Even though Penn State blocked the kick and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown, Iowa rallied and  won 25-24 . Beat reporters Ethan Petrik and Ben Hutchens discuss the decision and implications of Iowa's win along with Iowa State basketball's  71-58 exhi...

Crossover season is here. As the  Iowa Hawkeye s prepare to host Penn State on Saturday, the Iowa State Cyclones will be back from a Friday night  exhibition basketball game  at Creighton. Beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik discuss storylines for the Cyclones and Hawkeyes on CyHawk Talk. Iowa State vs Creighton basketball storylines Ben is watching: 2:50 What will Killyan...

The team that won Cy-Hawk is sputtering. The team that lost is surging.  That's the quirky nature of a college football season as Iowa State has lost two consecutive games  following a 24-17 loss to Colorado . Iowa got back on track with a  blowout win at Wisconsin  and is still in contention for the Big 10 Championship.  ISU gets a much-needed bye week to improve on its d...

College football is in full swing, and so are the injuries. Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski has a bye week to  recover from a knee injury  before Iowa plays at Wisconsin on Oct. 11. The Cyclones don't have the luxury of a bye to adjust after big losses in their secondary. Corners Jeremiah Cooper and Jontez Williams are both  out for the season  with ACL injuries. ISU will rely...

It will be an interesting Saturday of football in Iowa. The Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1 overall, 1-0 Big 10) play No. 11 Indiana (2:35 p.m. Peacock), a team that appeared in the College Football Playoff this season.  No. 14 Iowa State (4-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12) hosts Arizona (6 p.m., ESPN) on Saturday, but the Cyclones will be without their first and second-string kickers.  Beat reporters Ethan Pe...

Iowa has a chance to make a statement. Iowa State sits idle. Week four of the college football season could reveal a lot about Iowa with a  matchup at Rutgers  on Friday (7:05 p.m. FOX) and something about the respect No. 12 ISU  gets in the AP Poll  as the Cyclones sit idle.  Beat reporters Ethan Petrik and Ben Hutchens discuss what they are looking for this week and pred...

Wins for Iowa and Iowa State football on Saturday don't mean all the questions are answered. Iowa beat UMass 47-7  and enters Big 10 play with both its wins coming against overmatched opponents.  ISU scraped by Arkansas State 24-16  and avoided an upset loss thanks to clutch offense and timely Red Wolves penalties. Beat reporters Ethan Petrik and Ben Hutchens discuss the games and h...

Iowa and Iowa state beat reporters Ethan Petrik and Ben Hutchens share their takeaways from Iowa State's  16-13 Cy-Hawk win  and preview Saturday's games. Show rundown: 2:05 Arkansas State will be a measuring stick for how far ISU has come since the loss at Ohio 5:30 There is a weird trend surrounding Iowa State’s defense 7:45 Iowa State running backs should have a field day 12:46...

Christian McCollum of Minuteman Command joins Ethan Petrik on CyHawk Talk to preview Iowa's week three matchup with UMass. It's the first meeting between the Hawkeyes (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) and the Minutemen (0-2, 0-0 Mid-American) ever. McCollum fills Hawkeye fans in on what to expect from UMass and first-year head coach Joe Harasymiak during a "The Experts" edition of CyHawk Talk. Show rundown: 0:30...