Iowa State is set to open Big 12 play on Saturday. To get the inside scoop on Baylor heading into the game, Michael Swain of CycloneAlert caught up with Garrett Ross' who covers Baylor for 247Sports.

On this week's episode, Michael Swain and Sean Bock team up to discuss the upcoming Cy-Hawk game.

Chris Hummer of 247Sports joins Michael Swain on the podcast to discuss his recent story on Iowa State's place in the College Football Playoff conversation. After, the two discuss national expectations for Iowa State, a Big 12 team to watch out for and what Hummer will be looking for from Iowa State this season.

CycloneAlert's Michael Swain breaks down everything you need to know about the 2022 recruiting class. After, he looks ahead to in-state recruiting in the class of 2023.

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CycloneAlert's Michael Swain breaks down a big picture storyline of Iowa State's preseason camp, position battles to watch and what Matt Campbell had to say about Iowa State's true freshmen.

Michael Swain of CycloneAlert.com recaps Iowa State football's first two high school camps of the summer. He also looks ahead to Iowa State's first official visit weekend, which will include upwards of 15 high school prospects.

CycloneAlert.com's Michael Swain breaks down five offseason storylines to watch for Iowa football over the months of June and July.

T.J. Otzelberger and the Iowa State coaching staff have flipped nearly half of the roster from a last year's 2-22 team. With five players in the transfer portal and six offseason additions, Michael Swain of 247Sports breaks down the construction of the roster and where things stand entering the summer.

Iowa State football is nearing the end of the first month in 2020 and there is already plenty to discuss. The Ames Tribune's Dylan Montz joins the show to go through some housekeeping items — including coaching changes and transfers — before getting into pre-spring ball questions and the 2020 recruiting class.

After Iowa State fell to No. 15 Notre Dame 33-9 in the Camping World Bowl, 247Sports' Alex Halsted is joined by the Ames Tribune's Dylan Montz to talk about what went wrong in the 2019 season finale. The two also recap the 2019 season and look at some of the biggest questions ahead in 2020.