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West Virginia Preview: Scouting the Mountaineers (Ep. 31) Oct 09, 2019

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As Iowa State heads on the road hoping to begin its first winning streak of 2019, West Virginia writer Chris Anderson joins the show to help preview the game. What do the Mountaineers look like under new coach Neal Brown? What should be expected on offense and defense? Anderson provides a full scouting report.

Louisiana-Monroe Preview: Scouting the Warhawks with a ULM expert (Ep. 30) Sep 18, 2019

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Iowa State finishes non-conference play Saturday when it hosts Louisiana-Monroe, a team that recently took Florida State to overtime despite being a 23-point road underdog. To help preview the matchup, Adam Hunsucker from The News-Star in Monroe, Louisiana joins the show to . provide insight on the Warhawks' offense and defense. The two teams will kick off at 11 a.m. CT on Sept. 21 on FS1.

Cy-Hawk Preview: What to expect from the Hawkeyes (Ep. 29) Sep 11, 2019

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As the annual Cy-Hawk game approaches, 247Sports is teaming up to preview the game. The Cyclone Scoop is joined by David Eickholt of Hawkeye Insider to help preview the matchup, which will be preceded by ESPN College GameDay. The discussion dives into Iowa's first two games, injury reports for both teams and the matchups that could make the difference Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium.

Week 1 Preview: UNI expert Jim Nelson helps break down the Panthers (Ep. 28) Aug 28, 2019

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Iowa State is set to open the 2019 season against in-state foe Northern Iowa, who checks in at No. 18 in the preseason FCS poll. What can Iowa State expect in the season-opener? Jim Nelson of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier joins to help preview the game and gives some keys to success for the Panthers.

Kickoff is set for Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. CT on FS1.

Breaking down Iowa State's Week 1 two-deep; Matt Campbell talks UNI (Ep. 27) Aug 26, 2019

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Game week has finally arrived. After a long offseason, the 2019 season officially arrived with Iowa State's Week 1 depth chart and head coach Matt Campbell joining the Big 12 teleconference. This episode dives into what we learned (and didn't) about Iowa State's first two-deep of the season and shares highlights from what Campbell had to say in his first media appearance of the season.

Discussing the biggest Iowa State fall camp takeaways with Dylan Montz (Ep. 26) Aug 23, 2019

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Iowa State is exiting fall camp and is headed for Week 1 of the 2019 college football season. What did we learn? What should be expected in the coming weeks? The Ames Tribune's Dylan Montz joins to recap fall camp (and discuss some possible starters) before making some predictions for the season. The episode includes the latest insight on running backs, wide receivers and more.

You Betcha: Talking Iowa State, Big 12 over/unders for the 2019 season (Ep. 25) Aug 20, 2019

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Sports betting is now legal in Iowa and the 2019 college football season is less than two weeks away. The latest episode combines both as 1460 KXnO's Trent Condon helps go through the Big 12 by looking at over/under win totals for 2019. Condon also throws out a few hypothetical Iowa State over/unders for the coming season.

You can find all Big 12 over/under odds here.

How does Iowa State live up to 2019 expectations? Eric Heft on that and more (Ep. 24) Aug 16, 2019

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Nearly two weeks before Iowa State opens the 2019 season on Aug. 31 against Northern Iowa, longtime Iowa State broadcaster Eric Heft joins to discuss a variety of topics, including comparing the potential 2017-19 stretch to the 1976-78 success, how Iowa State's defensive line compares to other seasons and more. Heft, who is entering his 36th season calling Iowa State football, also touches on some keys to the 2019 season.

Catching up with Tom Manning and Jon Heacock at Iowa State Media Day (Ep. 23) Aug 01, 2019

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Iowa State kickstarted the 2019 season Thursday when players reported to camp and met with the media on the field at Jack Trice Stadium. In the latest episode, we break down the key takeaways from media day before offensive coordinator Tom Manning (14:11) and defensive coordinator Jon Heacock (24:53) both join to discuss their respective sides of the ball entering fall camp.

Check out the big takeaways from media day here.

Recapping Iowa State's busy summer recruiting with 247Sports analyst Charles Power (Ep. 22) Jul 29, 2019

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Iowa State had a busy summer on the recruiting trail, landing 12 commitments during the months of June and July to bring its 2020 class to 18 members. As the Cyclones enter August and fall camp, their 2020 class ranks No. 32 nationally and No. 3 in the Big 12. 247Sports recruiting analyst Charles Power, who is a member of the 247Sports Rankings Council, comes on to talk about the program's two quarterback commits and some of the other prospects he's seen up-close.

You can see Iowa State's full 2020 recruiting class here.

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