Iowa’s secondary faces a big challenge heading into Saturday’s game at 16th ranked Iowa State. through two games Cyclone junior quarterback Rocco Becht is completing 69 percent of his throws and has five touchdown passes. Iowa junior corner Deshaun Lee.

Iowa State’s heavy use of tight ends could complicate things.

Lee on the atmosphere in Jack Trice Stadium two years ago.

Last year Becht passed for 272 yards and torched the Hawkeye defense with big plays in a 20-19 ISU win. Iowa sophomore safety Zach Lutmer.

While the Iowa State passing game has been explosive, Lutmer says the Hawkeyes can’t afford to forget about the ground game.

UNI coach Todd Stepsis says the challenge gets much tougher for the Panthers this week with a visit to Wyoming. UNI opened with a 38-14 win over Butler and will take on a Wyoming team that won at Akron 10-0. The Panther defense gave up 336 yards of offense in the win.

Stepsis says for the Panther offense it will be about moving the sticks and staying on the field.

Stepsis says the Panthers need to avoid third and long. The Cowboys led the country last season in third down defense.

Wyoming is looking to improve on last year’s 3-9 record.

Stepsis was pleased with starting quarterback Matthew Shecklman. He passed for 214 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Butler.

Audubon – 9 vs Southwest Valley – 0 

Audubon winners: Briley Belnap (2), Marie Boehm (2), MaKenna Nichols (2), Vivian Jackson (2), Lena Rieman (2), Regan Hoffman (2)

Glenwood – 7 vs Thomas Jefferson – 2

Glenwood winners: Brielle Allmon (2), Brooklyn Oetter (2), Claire Soergel (2), Ady Thiesen (2), Kiana Herron, Averi Newman

Thomas Jefferson winner: Ida Bryen, Kyila Rush

Bishop Heelan Catholic – 6 vs Denison-Schleswig – 3

Heelan winners: Aila Friis (2), Maria Ernesti (2), Kate Kelly (2), Joy Bishwokarmi (2), Kacie Schulte , Jacee Jepsen, Ella Bahnsen 

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Red Oak – 3 vs Atlantic – 0

Glenwood -3 vs Shenandoah – o 

West Central Activities Conference 

Woodward-Granger – 3 vs ACGC – 0

Van Meter -3 vs Des Moines Christian – 0

Interstate 35 -3 vs Ogden – 2

Panorama – 3 vs Madrid – 0 

Pleasantville – 3 vs West Central Valley – 2

Non-Conference 

AHSTW – 2 vs Griswold – 1

AHSTW – 2 vs Nodaway Valley – 1

Kuemper Catholic – 2 vs Greene County – 1

Kuemper Catholic – 2 vs Ames – 1

Nodaway Valley – 2 vs Griswold – 1

Lourdes Central Catholic – 3 vs Fremont-Mills – 1 

Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational

1. Dallas Center-Grimes – 17 pts

2. Carlisle – 59 pts

3. Van Meter – 91 pts

4. Atlantic – 115 points

5. Indianola – 125 pts

6. ACGC – 164 pts

Individual Results

1 Jack Meggison,  (Dallas Center-Grimes)- 16:40.2

2. Harper Gessman, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 16:48.6

3.  Noah Kerndt, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 17:02.6

4. Kael Streeter, (Carlisle) – 17:19.1

5. Cedar Bandy, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 17:42.0

6 Rylan Heeren, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 17:49.8

7. Cael Ramsey,  (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 18:02.0

8. Felipe Saldana, (Carlisle) – 18:06.7

9. Owen Weiler, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 18:08.4

10 Carson Mandernach, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 18:22.8

Atlantic:

12. Mason Betts – 18:31.7

23. Anthony Akers – 20:18.9

24. Thomas Engler – 20:19.6

27. Kouper Kinnney – 20:52.4

29. D’Art Hansen – 21:22.7

30. Caleb Andersen – 21:25.1

32. John McCurdy – 21:37.0

ACGC:

10. Preston Kent – 18:23.4

37. Stetson Ellis – 25:18.2

38. Adam Brown – 27:10.2

39. Tai Riordan – 27:23.7

40. Dayton Crawley – 28:22.6

41. Bryson Benda – 31:06.5

Dallas Center-Grimes Invitational

1. Dallas Center-Grimes – 24 pts

2. Van Meter – 49 pts

3. Atlantic – 91 points

4. Carlisle – 101 pts

5. Indianola – 104 pts

6. ACGC – 185 pts

Individual Results

1. Laura Streck (Van Meter) – 20:03.9

2. Tenley Heidgerken, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 20:43.2

3.  Addison Dooley, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 21:04.4

4. Piper Messerly (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 21:06.1

5. Lizzy McCann, (Van Meter) – 21:24.1

6. Katrina Williams, (Atlantic) – 21:27.0

7. Lilly Pudenz,  (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 21:45.4

8. Julia Mora, (Dallas Center-Grimes) – 21:45.4

9. Olivia Halfpap, (Van Meter) – 22:18.6

10 Michaela Appel, (Indianola) – 22:49.0

Atlantic:

6. Katrina Williams – 21:27.0

13. Gabrielle Engler – 22:55.0

15. Kaitlyn Hickman – 23:09.4

26. Ximena Mendez Cordero – 24:54.6

31. Bella Brock – 25:25.9

32. Alika Andersen – 25:57.5

34. Ella Brummer – 26:23.3

ACGC:

33. Brooklyn Schafer – 26:06.0

35. Lizzie Lauzon – 26:31.5

38. Elizabeth Drake – 27:49.4

39. Chelsea Kopaska – 29:11.7

40. Kennedy Reinhart – 29:35.8

For the first time since 1978 a ranked Iowa State team will play an unranked Iowa team in the Cy-Hawk series. Off to a 2-0 start, the Cyclones are 16th in the latest AP Poll. ISU coach Matt Campbell is 2-6 against the Hawkeyes but the Cyclones will be looking for two in a row after a 20-19 win in Kinnick Stadium a year ago.

Campbell calls it a unique rivalry because it is always played so early in the season.

The rise of Iowa State under Campbell has put the national spotlight on this series. Since 2019, ESPN Gameday has been to Ames twice for this series and Big Noon Kickoff on FOX will be there this week.

Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht says the national attention for the series is deserved.

Becht says he has learned a lot about this rivalry since arriving on campus.

Cyclone tight end Gabe Burkle says the level of national respect for this series is growing.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says the Cy-Hawk Series is a credit to the level of college football played in the state. The Hawkeyes visit the 16th ranked Cyclones on Saturday in the 72nd meeting in the series.

Iowa has won seven of the last nine but Ferentz says it has become a competitive series.

Ferentz says the Cyclones have been impressive early and did a good job handling their trip to Ireland for the opener against Kansas State.

Ferentz is confident quarterback Mark Gronowski will bounce back with a good effort. Gronowski finished only eight of 15 through the air in a 34-7 win over Albany.

Ferentz was asked about the death of former Iowa basketball coach George Raveling. He coached the Hawkeyes from 1983 to 1986 and Ferentz was the offensive line coach at that time. He says Raveling offered to help the football staff with a recruit.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach George Raveling passed away on Sept. 2. He was 88 years old.

Raveling served as Iowa’s head coach from 1983-86, where he guided the Hawkeyes to back-to-back 20-win seasons and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances. He finished his tenure with 54 victories in his three seasons.

During his Hawkeye tenure, Raveling recruited several high-caliber players, including B.J. Armstrong, Roy Marble, Ed Horton, Greg Stokes and Kevin Gamble, all of whom went on to play professionally.   Several of Raveling’s recruits were key figures during Iowa’s 1987 Elite Eight run.

“We would like to extend our sympathies to the Raveling family,” said Iowa head coach Ben McCollum. “George leaves behind an amazing basketball legacy. He was truly a trailblazer for our sport who devoted his life to the game.”

Raveling began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater Villanova (1963-69) and then Maryland (1970-72) where he helped lead the 1970-71 Terrapins to an undefeated regular season.

As a head coach, Raveling guided Washington State (1972-83) to two NCAA Tournament appearances before making the move to the Midwest in 1983. After coaching Iowa, he took USC (1986-94) to two NCAA appearances and was named Kodak National Coach of the Year (1992), Basketball Weekly Coach of the Year (1992), Black Coaches Association Coach of the Year (1992) and CBS/Chevrolet National Coach of the Year (1994).

In 1984 and 1988, Raveling served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic teams. Raveling was the first African American coach in the ACC and PAC-8. He was not only known for making history by breaking down racial barriers as a coach, but also was a part of history when in 1963 he received the original copy of the Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream” speech.  He later donated the speech to his alma mater.

Raveling was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. He also was honored with the National Association of Basketball (NABC) Foundation Court of Honor award in 2016.

Raveling finished his coaching career with 337 victories and six NCAA Tournament appearances. He became Nike’s global basketball sports marketing director, where he played a pivotal role in Nike signing a young Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina.

“He was my best friend… he was 1 of 1,” said Scott Howard, director of player personnel with the Denver Nuggets, who served two years as a graduate assistant and one as a volunteer assistant under Raveling at Iowa and later at USC.  “He was an amazing guy with a great sense of humor and had a great way about him.

“In my lifetime there was nobody that had the impact George had. He had the coaching impact and then he went to Nike where he was a world-wide basketball figure by the end of his career.”