Jacob Park hopes to complete a rarity at Iowa State: Start and finish the season as the Cyclones’ starting quarterback. The native of Charleston, South Carolina, began last season as the back up to Joel Lanning before taking over as the starting signal caller the final five games. He finished 2016 with nearly 1800 yards of passing and 12 touchdowns and says the experience has helped his confidence.

The redshirt junior began his college career at Georgia and feels much more comfortable in his second year with the Iowa State program. Park says his expectations for this season are much higher. Park will have plenty of weapons at his disposal with experience at running back and receiver.

The Cyclones open September second against Northern Iowa.

(Learfield Sports)