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2025 College Football Playoff Buzz: North Carolina Hires Bobby Petrino as OC

Here's the latest on what's happening around college football during the postseason.

1 DAY AGO • FOX SPORTS

2025 College Football Playoff Buzz: North Carolina Hires Bobby Petrino as OC

Zane Flores - Headed to Ames Flores will transfer to Iowa State, per On3.com.

Impact Flores saw his first collegiate action in 2025 with the Cowboys, and largely struggled throughout the season. He tossed for 1,490 yards, three touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing 60 percent of his passes. He'll have three seasons of eligibility remaining with the Cyclones.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Evan Boyd - Signs with Iowa State Boyd will transfer to Iowa State, per Cyclone Fanatic.

Impact Boyd spent 2025 with Michigan State after putting up 21 catches for 302 yards and two scores with Central Michigan in 2024. With what should be two seasons of eligibility remaining, Boyd will join Iowa State, where the 6-foot-3, 208-pound receiver will look to crack the Cyclones' rotation.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

2026 College Football Transfer Portal Tracker: Michigan RB Haynes Enters Portal

The college football transfer portal opened on Jan. 2, but players didn't wait until then to announce their intentions to enter it.

2 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

2026 College Football Transfer Portal Tracker: Michigan RB Haynes Enters Portal

Let's Debate: Most Impactful, Most Perplexing Transfer Portal Additions

Which transfers are poised to make the biggest impact next season? And which decisions leave us scratching our heads? Our college football w...

3 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Let's Debate: Most Impactful, Most Perplexing Transfer Portal Additions

Quentin Taylor Jr. Officially Leaves Iowa State Cyclones for SEC Team One of the first Iowa State Cyclones players to announce that they would be leaving the program this offseason was cornerback Quentin Taylor...

3 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Carter Pabst - Commits to Iowa State Pabst has committed to Iowa State, Alec Busse of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact Several of Washington State's 2025 players are following their head coach, Jimmy Rogers, to Iowa State, and one is Pabst. Now that the wide receiver's 2026 season has a team, his focus shifts to recovery from an undisclosed injury that rendered him out for Week 14.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Cody Jackson - Commits to Iowa State Jackson has committed to Iowa State, Alec Busse of 247Sports.com reports.

Impact During 2023, Jackson transferred colleges from Houston to Tarleton State. After not playing then, he became a valued part of the team's receiver corps for two years. During 2025, Jackson logged 53 receptions for 799 yards (15.1 averaged per reception) and six touchdowns.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

QB Rocco Becht following Matt Campbell to Penn State with Grunkemeyer reportedly heading to Va. Tech

Rocco Becht has announced he will follow coach Matt Campbell from Iowa State to Penn State, giving the Nittany Lions a veteran quarterback to replace Ethan Grunkemeyer

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Omari Hayes - Signing with Iowa State Hayes will transfer to Iowa State, per Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com.

Impact Hayes spent time at Florida Atlantic and Tulane, but will now take his talents to the Big 12 and more specifically, Ames, Iowa. The wideout is coming off a very solid year for the Green Wave in 2025, having reeled in 39 catches for 515 yards and one score. The year prior, at FAU, he caught 39 passes for 590 yards and three scores. The experienced pass-catcher with two seasons of eligibility remaining should immediately factor into the Cyclones' passing game.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Tyler Fortenberry - Headed to Iowa State Fortenberry will transfer to Iowa State, per Cyclone Fanatic.

Impact Fortenberry spent 2025 with Arkansas State, and was somewhat productive as a pass-catching tight end, reeling in 32 catches for 294 yards and two scores. Now, with what should be one season of eligibility remaining, Fortenberry will head to Ames and look to immediately crack the Cyclones' rotation at tight end.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jaylen Raynor - Commits to Iowa State Raynor has committed to Iowa State, Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Raynor has started 36 games throughout his career, tallying 9,877 total yards and 67 touchdowns. He completed 66.5 percent of his passes in 2025 while posting a 19:11 TD:INT. Expect Raynor to be the favorite to win the starting gig with Iowa State in the 2026 season.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Top transfer portal quarterback planning visit to Penn State, per report Rocco Becht was a three-year starter at QB for Iowa State during Matt Campbell's last three seasons with the Cyclones.

JANUARY 2 • PENNLIVE.COM

Dyllan Malone - Entering portal Malone plans to enter the transfer portal, he announced on his personal X account.

Impact Malone will hit the portal after his true freshman season. He didn't appear in a game, so he'll carry four years of eligibility with him to his next school.

DECEMBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Iowa State Cyclones Former Four-Star Recruit Entering Transfer Portal The Iowa State Cyclones offense is going to look a lot different in 2026 than it did in 2025, with so many key contributors not returning to...

DECEMBER 26, 2025 • SI.COM

Iowa State Cyclones Officially Hire Washington State Cougars Defensive Coordinator The football staff under the new Iowa State Cyclones head coach, Jimmy Rogers, is beginning to take shape. Official updates have been shared...

DECEMBER 23, 2025 • SI.COM

Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock retires, ending a coaching career after 4-plus decades

Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock has retired, ending a coaching career after four-plus decades

DECEMBER 23, 2025 • Associated Press

Iowa State's Rocco Becht becomes latest QB to hit transfer portal | Sporting News The Cyclones' leader is out the door.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Iowa State Cyclones' Jimmy Rogers Must Retain Impact Wide Receiver With the Jimmy Rogers era starting up for the Iowa State Cyclones, he will be hoping to retain some of the talent for the program after the...

DECEMBER 19, 2025 • SI.COM

Getting to know Deon Broomfield: A closer look at Penn State's new defensive backs coach Deon Broomfield coached with Matt Campbell at Iowa State and he played defensive back for the Cyclones.

DECEMBER 16, 2025 • PENNLIVE.COM

Kirby Moore hired as head football coach at Washington State

Washington State has hired Kirby Moore as head football coach

DECEMBER 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Rocco Becht - Undergoes labrum surgery Becht underwent labrum surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports.

Impact The right-handed Labrum's left shoulder surgery has a lot of time to recover, considering Iowa State opted out of a bowl game that the team was eligible for in 2025. He is expected to recover in at least a few months' time while weighing his future. Becht has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining, but he may have the credentials to get selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.

DECEMBER 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

New Iowa State football coach, Jimmy Rodgers made an appearance at the basketball game

DECEMBER 12, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

12-team College Football Playoff bracket has FBS teams second-guessing bowl game consolation prize

At least 10 teams reportedly opted out of bowl games this year, including Notre Dame, Iowa State, and Kansas State

DECEMBER 11, 2025 • Associated Press

Rogers credits Campbell for making Iowa State job too good to pass up and setting him up for success

Jimmy Rogers admired Iowa State football from afar as Matt Campbell was leading the Cyclones through the best 10 years in program history, and he had designs on the coaching job lo...

DECEMBER 8, 2025 • Associated Press

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2025 College Football Playoff Buzz: North Carolina Hires Bobby Petrino as OC

2026 College Football Transfer Portal Tracker: Michigan RB Haynes Enters Portal

Let's Debate: Most Impactful, Most Perplexing Transfer Portal Additions

QB Rocco Becht following Matt Campbell to Penn State with Grunkemeyer reportedly heading to Va. Tech

Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock retires, ending a coaching career after 4-plus decades

Kirby Moore hired as head football coach at Washington State

New Iowa State football coach, Jimmy Rodgers made an appearance at the basketball game

12-team College Football Playoff bracket has FBS teams second-guessing bowl game consolation prize

Rogers credits Campbell for making Iowa State job too good to pass up and setting him up for success