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Cincinnati and Iowa State both looking to snap out of funks when they square off
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Cincinnati (5-4, 3-3) and Iowa State (7-2, 4-2) go into their game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday coming off two straight losses.
Cincinnati needs to win one of its last three games to achieve bowl-eligibility for the first time under second-year coach Scott Satterfield. Iowa State will try to give ninth-year coach Matt Campbell an eighth win for the fourth time. The Cyclones would be all but out of the Big 12 race with a third straight loss.
GAME INFO
- WHERE: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- WHEN: 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16
- WATCH: FOX
- LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network
- VEGAS ODDS: Cincinnati +7.5, O/U 52.5
KEY MATCHUP
Iowa State defense vs. Cincinnati offense. The Cyclones have been the standard bearer of Big 12 defenses since 2020, but there’s been slippage this year. They gave up a season-high 532 yards in a loss to Kansas last week, and they have especially struggled against the run. Corey Kiner and Evan Pryor lead Cincinnati’s solid run game, and Brendan Sorsby is the Big 12’s third-highest rated passer.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Cincinnati: Sorsby will try to shake off a tough outing in last week’s 31-24 home loss to West Virginia. He had three turnovers, including an interception returned for a touchdown. Sorsby challenges defenses. He’s throwing for just under 270 yards per game and he’s a willing runner.
Iowa State: WR Jaylin Noel is on track for a 1,000-yard season, and his average of 99.2 per game ranks second in the Big 12. He had eight catches for a career-high 167 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s 45-36 loss to Kansas.
FACTS & FIGURES
An Iowa State victory would give Campbell a fourth season with at least eight wins. Pryor has four touchdowns of 50-plus yards, three of them having gone for at least 60, tied for most in the Big 12. Three of his long touchdowns have come on the first offensive play of a drive. Bearcats LB Jared Bartlett is second in the Big 12 with 6.5 sacks. The Cyclones won the teams’ only previous meeting 30-10 in Cincinnati last year, with Jayden Higgins catching six passes for 172 yards. ISU RB Carson Hansen has six touchdowns in his last four games. ISU DB Ta’Shawn James made a career-high 10 tackles against Kansas. He had entered the game with just 12 tackles in two years.
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An Iowa women’s basketball transfer portal visitor committed to one of the Hawkeyes’ conference foes instead. Former Iowa State guard Kenzie Hare took a visit to Iowa during her transfer portal recruitment, but the 5-foot-9 guard committed to Indiana on Sunday night.
Hare had several visits throughout her transfer portal recruiting process, including trips to Michigan and Illinois State, but the Des Moines Register’s Chad Leistikow reported that Hare also visited Iowa.
On3’s Talia Goodman reported Hare’s commitment to the Hoosiers.
Hare has one year of eligibility remaining. This past season with the Cyclones, in 32 games played and 31 starts, Hare averaged 6.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game on 40.5% field goal shooting and 40% from 3-point range. A hip injury limited Hare to just 10 games during her first year with the Cyclones in the 2024-25 season.
The soon-to-be redshirt senior transferred to Iowa State before the 2024-25 campaign after spending two seasons at Marquette from 2022-24. Hare averaged a career-best 14 points per game on 45.5% field goal shooting and 42.5% 3-point shooting during the 2023-24 season with the Golden Eagles.
Had Iowa been able to lure the Naperville, Ill., native to Iowa City, Hare would have been another valuable addition to the Hawkeyes’ backcourt depth. But, Iowa has landed other backcourt reinforcements throughout this transfer portal cycle.
The Hawkeyes inked both Dani Carnegie and Amari Whiting.
Carnegie was a first-team All-SEC selection this past season at Georgia, averaging 17.8 points per game on 42.7% field goal shooting, 35.4% from 3-point range and 83.3% from the free-throw line. Whiting averaged 9.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game on 42.5% field goal shooting, 32.1% 3-point accuracy, and 71.6% free-throw shooting.
As Hare joins a promising core of players in Bloomington, the Hawkeyes will once again face the former Cyclone at least once this upcoming season as part of their Big Ten regular-season slate.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Senator Chuck Grassley said he’s recovering from a gallstone removal procedure.
His media team shared that he is working in Iowa “in good spirits and looks forward to returning to Washington soon.”
“I’m gr8ful [sic] for the excellent care from local health care providers,” he shared on X.
Over the weekend in Iowa I had a procedure to remove gallstones I’m gr8ful for the excellent care from local health care providers Be back to capitol ASAP
— Chuck Grassley (@ChuckGrassley) April 20, 2026
Grassley, 92, is the oldest senator currently in office and the sixth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
The Senate is in session this week.
Copyright 2026 KCRG. All rights reserved.
Former Iowa State center Audi Crooks has committed to Oklahoma State via the NCAA Transfer Portal. She has one season of eligibility remaining.
Crooks made 99 appearances and 95 starts during her three seasons at Iowa State. She averaged 25.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game this past season, while shooting 64.9% from the field. Additionally, the 6-foot-3 star shot 1-11 from 3-point range.
Crooks played a leading role for the Cyclones from the moment she stepped on campus. She is a three-time All-Big 12 First-Team selection and two-time All-American. On April 2, Crooks announced her intention to enter the transfer portal.
“Cyclone Nation, thank you all for embracing me and showing up to Hilton every single game day. I’ve met so many of you out in the community, and I will cherish all of the genuine connections that I’ve built during my time at Iowa State,” Crooks wrote. “Words cannot fully express how grateful I feel to have called this place home.
“I want to thank my teammates for their friendship and all the great memories. … I still believe the grass is greener where you water it, and I’ve done that here.”
Now, Audi Crooks will aim to thrive in her new environment. Oklahoma finished the 2025-26 season with a 24-10 overall record.
The NCAA Transfer Portal officially opened on April 6 and closes on April 20. The new 15-day window was enacted following a recommendation by the women’s basketball oversight committee. Athletes don’t have to commit to a new school by the April 21 deadline.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.
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