It is rare when a power four conference team makes a road trip to a group of five school but that is what Iowa State faces when the 14th ranked Cyclones visit Arkansas State out of the Sun Belt Conference on Saturday. It was two years ago ISU visited Ohio out of the Mid-American Conference and lost 10-7.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell, who does not believe the Cyclones will take the Red Wolves for granted.

The Cyclones are 3-0 and with a bye week approaching Campbell wants his team to remain hungry.

Campbell says the goal this week remains improvement.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says senior tight end Addison Ostrenga will miss the remainder with an Achilles injury suffered in Saturday’s loss at Iowa State. Ostrenga underwent surgery on Monday.

With Ostrenga out, Zach Ortwerth becomes the starter at tight end. Redshirt freshman and former Carroll Kuemper standout D.J. Vonnahme will also get playing time.

As the Hawkeyes prepare for their final non-conference game against UMass they continue to search for some kind of passing threat. Through two games quarterback Mark Gronowski has only 131 yards of passing, including 83 in a 16-13 loss at Iowa State.

Ferentz says improvement will come as they tailor the passing game to the strength of their players.

Ferentz says there were several factors that contributed to the loss, including dropped passes.

Iowa State defensive lineman Tamatoa McDonough was named the Big 12 Defensive Player-of-the-Week. The transfer from Yale recorded sacks on the final two plays of the game in a 16-13 win over Iowa.

It was his first taste of the in-state series.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s soccer student-athlete Kelli McGroarty was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the Big Ten office announced on Tuesday.

The Voorhees, N.J. native broke a program record in No. 11 Iowa’s, 5-0, victory over Missouri State on Sunday when she netted four goals. Two of her goals came within just over a minute of each other in the first half (42:18 & 43:14).

McGroarty’s four goals tied for the second most goals in a game this season in D1, only trailing Alivia Scott of Tennessee who netted five. The graduate student became the 10th Hawkeye in program history to record a hat-trick prior to netting her fourth goal in the 89th minute. Her hat-trick marked the second hat-trick of her collegiate career and the first hat-trick by a Hawkeye since Meike Ingles on Oct. 17, 2021 vs. Illinois.

McGroarty’s eight points also marked a new single game program record, breaking the previous record of seven. Her nine shot attempts on the night tied for the sixth most shots in a single game in program history.

McGroarty becomes the 11th Hawkeye in program history and the fifth player in head coach Dave DiIanni’s tenure to be named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. The last time an Iowa player won the award was Hannah Drkulec on Sept. 17, 2019.

The Hawkeyes are back in action when they play host to Northwestern on Friday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) at the Iowa Soccer Complex in the teams Big Ten opener. Friday’s match will be streamed live on B1G+ (subscription required).

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State kicker Kyle Konrardy was named the Burlsworth Trophy Walk-On of the Week and was named a Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” for his performance in ISU’s 16-13 victory over Iowa on Saturday.

Konrardy hit a 54-yard game-winning field goal to put Iowa State in front of rival Iowa with 1:52 remaining in the final quarter. It was the same distance as his game-winner against the Hawkeyes last season in Kinnick Stadium.

Already named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for the second week in a row, Konrardy’s 54-yard field goal Saturday came on the heels of his 63-yard make against South Dakota last week, which is the longest in nation this season. The Dubuque, Iowa native is the only FBS kicker with two makes from 50-plus yards this season and owns two of the 10 longest made field goals nationally this year (63, 54).

Konrardy is now 2-of-2 on kicks from 50-plus yards this season and 4-of-5 in his career.

Saturday against the Hawkeyes, he tied a career-best with a 3-of-3 mark on field goal attempts, hitting from 44, 27 and 54 yards. He also handled kickoff duties, sending 2-of-5 kicks out of the end zone for a touchback.

No. 14 Iowa State hits the road to Arkansas State in Week 3. Kickoff from Jonesboro is set for 3 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State defensive lineman Domonique Orange has been selected as the Bednarik Award National Player of the Week for his performance in Iowa State’s 16-13 victory over Iowa on Saturday.

Orange finished with a career-high six tackles and a QB hurry while going up against Hawkeye center Logan Jones who was a 2024 honorable mention All-American and a First-Team All-Big Ten selection.

Orange often required the attention of multiple Hawkeye offensive linemen, allowing the rest of the Cyclone defense to combine for six tackles for loss, three sacks and four QB hurries. The Kansas City, Missouri native played a vital role in a defensive effort that held Iowa to just 83 yards passing and 214 yards of total offense.

No. 14 Iowa State hits the road to Arkansas State in Week 3. Kickoff from Jonesboro is set for 3 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Bennett Stirtz has been named to the five-player preseason All-Big Ten team by the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, it was announced by Blue Ribbon.

The Liberty, Missouri, native, who is in his first season as Hawkeye, was an All-American by three outlets during the 2024-25 season at Drake and he was also tabbed as the Missouri Valley Conference Larry Bird Player of the Year and Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year.

Stirtz led the MVC in scoring (19.2), steals (2.21) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.86), while ranking second in assists (5.7).  He also led the NCAA in minutes played, averaging 39:22 per game.

Stirtz is joined on the five-player All-Big Ten team by Purdue’s Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn, Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg and UCLA’s Donovan Dent.

The Hawkeyes, who welcome 12 newcomers to the 14-player roster under first-year head coach Ben McCollum, were picked to finish seventh in the 18-team league in the Blue Ribbon Forecast for the 2025-26 season.

Non-Conference

• CAM – 3 vs Harlan – 2
• Hamburg – 3 vs Iowa School for the Deaf – 0
• Wayne -3 vs Seymour – 2
• Panorama – 3 vs Martensdale-St. Marys – 2
• Eagle Grove 3 Paton-Churdan 0

Western Iowa Conference 

• IKM-Manning – 3 vs Logan-Magnolia – 0

Atlantic – 7 vs Red Oak – 2

Atlantic winners: Dylin Ball (2), Jacobi Harter, Lily Willrich, Shauna Anderson, Aunika Darrow, Aubrey Winford

Red Oak winners: Anna Butz/Ella Blackman, Ana Torres/Mariella Hernandez

Audubon – 8 vs Thomas Jefferson – 1

Audubon winners: Makenna Nichols (2), Vivian Jackson (2), Lena Rieman (2), Reagan Hoffman (2), Johanne Lyager (2), Marie Boehm

Thomas Jefferson winner: Ida Bryen

Shenandoah – 9 vs Harlan – 0

Shenandoah winners: Gabi Jacobs (2), Jaylan Gray (2), Ali Hansen (2), Lyla Mather (2), Nora Martin (2), Alyssa Melvin, Rachel Hobbie (doubles)

Clarinda – 9 vs Glenwood – 0

Clarinda winners: Taylin Walter (2), Ellie Cole (2), Chandy Nothwehr (2), Alivia Higgins (2), Layla Hargis (2), Taylor Vrba (2)

Abraham Lincoln 5 St. Albert 4

AL 2x winners: Tori Hansen (2), Rylan Stokes, (2), Eliot Powers (doubles), Lexie Nelson/Kendall Smith (doubles), Josie Solon (doubles)

St. Albert winners: Ella Narmi, Maura Ryan, Ellie Larmie, Madelyn Dawson

Kuemper Catholic 9 Southwest Valley 0

Kuemper 2x winners: Charlotte Schwabe (2), Bella Lu (2), Regan Garringer (2), Riah Koenck (2), Meredith Sturm (2), Mirabel Abrahem (2)