Don’t look now, but your 2-0 Iowa State Cyclones are coming off a bye week, ready to get back to business on Saturday. If you’re like me and you’ve re-watched the CyHawk game over and over since September 7th, you’re probably ready to watch this team play live again. Hopes are high, the future looks bright, and there’s no better place to be than Jack Trice stadium on the first official weekend of fall.
Weather: Warm and possibly rainy
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Annoyingly, it looks like there will be chances for rain most of Saturday. However, if it isn’t raining, it shouldn’t be too hot and humid and there is potential for a nice tailgating day. Clouds will help keep your sunburn chances down and there doesn’t seem to be much chance for high winds or severe weather. Cross fingers and toes for no lightning and we should be good to go.
Food: Salami and cream cheese bites
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Fast. Easy. Won’t get soggy if it’s rainy. I love a dip or a crunchy snack mix at a tailgate, but if it’s going to be a wet tailgate, you might want to contribute something that won’t be a mushy mess in bad weather. As the beer gets flowing, you’ll want a little salty bite to accompany your beverage. These are perfect.
Drink: Summer beer fridge clean out
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If you haven’t already, the time to transition to fall beer is nearly here. This would be a good time to drink up all your summer beer you have in your beer fridge or basement. If you’re not a seasonal beer drinker, just go ahead and do whatever you want. Weirdo.
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Game: Crossnet
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This says it’s volleyball meets four square and can be set up anywhere…I’ve seen this popping up all over the place and it looks SO fun. Competitive, but not too physically demanding (you don’t want to be soaked with sweat during the game). Or, if it’s raining, just play Rock Paper Scissors or something.
Song: All For You by Janet Jackson
We’re continuing my walk down college memory lane with another song from my freshman year of college at Iowa State. My roommate (hi Kari!) and I listened to this CD on repeat in our Towers dorm room. Sure, we didn’t have air conditioning, we had to walk soooo far to class and football games, and we had to shower in flip flops. But there isn’t much I would change about that first year at ISU, including the soundtrack .
Purdue is starting to pick up steam on the transfer portal market as former Arkansas linebacker Alex Sanford announced his commitment to the Boilermakers following an official visit to West Lafayette this weekend.
Sanford becomes Purdue’s second transfer portal pickup of the cycle and second from Arkansas, following quarterback Malachi Singleton, who announced his commitment to the Boilermakers earlier this week.
The redshirt freshman linebacker had committed to Arkansas to play for Barry Odom and Mike Scherer when the two were coaching in Fayetteville. Two years later he now follows the Boilermakers’ new head coach and defensive coordinator to West Lafayette at a position of need.
Purdue had a thin linebacker corps this season, which saw Kydran Jenkins and Yanni Karlaftis depart this off-season. Sanford now joins Hudson Miller, Winston Berglund and Owen Davis as players with experience at the linebacker position for the Boilermakers heading into 2025.
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Sanford has had a minimal role on defense during his career, playing just nine snaps, but he has carved out a consistent role on special teams. Sanford had the third most special teams snaps of any Razorback in 2024, and 328 across his two seasons, serving on the kick return, kick coverage, punt return and punt coverage units, holding a 65.2 Pro Football Focus grade in that regard.
Sanford will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Boilermakers.
Mysterious space objects streaked across the Arkansas sky on Saturday night, surprising and exciting people all over the state and southeastern part of the United States. The bright flash lit up the night, and many people sent in videos with some describing it as “amazing” and “like something from a movie.” Events like this are […]
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Josh Hill scored 26 points as Arkansas State beat Coastal Carolina 97-67 on Saturday.
Hill shot 9 for 15, including 6 for 12 from beyond the arc for the Red Wolves (10-3, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference). Joseph Pinion scored 19 points while shooting 5 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and three steals. Taryn Todd finished 6 of 11 from the field to finish with 13 points, while adding five rebounds and six assists.
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Jordan Battle finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Chanticleers (6-6, 0-1). Colin Granger added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Coastal Carolina. Denzel Hines also had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Arkansas State next plays Thursday against Old Dominion on the road, and Coastal Carolina will host Warner on Sunday.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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