Cyclone Insider Podcast

Football Media Days, Basketball Preview, and More

The Des Moines Register's Travis Hines is joined by Chris Williams of Cyclone Fanatic and KXNO to discuss the changing dynamics of college athletics as the name, image and likeness era is set to begin. Later, Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register joins to talk NIL's possibilities for women's basketball, and also what Matt Campbell's NFL future might be.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines delve into the upcoming name, image and likeness changes and what it could mean for college sports

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss college football's impending move to a 12-team playoff and are joined by Ray Brewer of the Las Vegas Sun to preview the Cyclones' 2021 game at UNLV.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines are joined by coworker at the Des Moines Register's Matthew Bain to talk Iowa State football recruiting as the Cyclones hold its annual camps for prospects. Peterson and Hines also chat about the ticket situation for Iowa State's game at UNLV and what the looming name, image and license legislation will mean.

Cy-Hawk Football, Cyclone Hoops and More

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines are joined by Dargan Southard of the Des Moines Register to get an early look at Iowa State's season-opening football opponent, Northern Iowa. Later, Peterson and Hines discuss Iowa State men's basketball busy recruiting calendar and opine on the bowl-like atmosphere that seems likely for the football team's game at UNLV.

Tommy Birch on 20 Years Without Baseball and More

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss new men's basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger's completed roster following the commitment of Izaiah Brockington. Plus, Matthew Bain, also of the Register, joins to talk football and basketball recruiting.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss Iowa State's likely preseason top-10 team, players' NFL futures and how the strength and conditioning program is critical to the Cyclones' aspirations this season.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss the upcoming and anticipated Iowa State football season, what T.J. Otzelberger might do with his final open scholarship and are joined by Tommy Birch to discuss women's basketball in the wake of two Iowa State transfers and the departure of Kim Mulkey from Baylor.

Travis Hines and Randy Peterson from the Ames Tribune keep you up-to-date and take you behind the scenes of Iowa State Athletics on Cyclone Insider!

Hoops Train is Rolling and Football Hype is Growing

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines of the Des Moines Register discuss Iowa State's new assistant basketball coaching hires. They also talk about the landscape of the Big 12 and then interview South Dakota State legend Mike Daum about his former coach and new Iowa State hire TJ Otzelberger.

The Prohm Era Ends, What's Next?

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss Iowa State's men's basketball regular season coming to a close and preview them going forward not only in the Big 12 tournament but into next season and if there will be a coaching change. They discuss the problems with this team, going winless in the Big 12, and recruiting changes. They also look at how good the Iowa State basketball coaching job is compared to the other schools in the Big 12 and to finish off the show they discuss the Big 12 Tournament.

The Ames Tribune's Travis Hines and Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson delve into the struggles of the men's basketball team after a week where they lost a home-and-home against Kansas and dropping a game to Oklahoma State. They also discuss the difficulties the Big 12 have on their hands.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis HInes discuss the Iowa State Cyclones falling to 0-9 in Big 12 play, where the team goes from this season and next season and the future of head coach Steve Prohm. After taking some calls on the men's basketball team the guys finish out the show discussing Matt Campbell's contract extension and how he took care of his assistant coaches.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and Ames Tribune's Travis Hines try to make sense of an Iowa State basketball team reeling from COVID-19 protocols and sporting 2-8 overall and 0-6 Big 12 records.

The Des Moines Register's Randy Peterson and the Ames Tribune's Travis Hines join Ross Peterson as they talk all basketball in the hour starting off with the COVID-19 break and expectations for their return. Then they get into expectations for the younger guys on the roster before Randy brings up the elephant in the room of the status of Steve Prohm. To finish the hour they preview tonight's women's matchup against Oklahoma