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Alex Manske, Iowa State football backup QB, to enter transfer portal
Iowa State football: Jake Waters on backup Cyclone quarterbacks
Iowa State football’s quarterback coach Jake Waters on the progress of backups Connor Moberly and Alex Manske.
Iowa State football backup quarterback Alex Manske is entering the transfer portal, he announced Friday on social media.
The 6-foot-3 signal caller from Algona, Iowa, was in line to compete for the starting QB role following Rocco Becht’s departure.
Manske debuted for the Cyclones late against South Dakota on Aug. 30, leading the team to a touchdown on his first drive.
Manske was a four-star recruit according to the 247 Composite and was a Class 3A All-Iowa selection by the Des Moines Register as a senior.
During his final year of high school football, he threw for 1,456 yards and 18 touchdowns with no interceptions despite missing the end of his high school football career due to an injury.
Over his entire high school career, he posted 4,933 passing yards, 49 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, along with 1,414 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns on the ground.
Alex Manske stats
- 2025: 4-for-5 passing, 28 yards, 7 rushes for 33 yards and 1 TD