COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE TJ Otzelberger has rebranded what F.U.N. means BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Mar 6, 2025 Mar 6, 2025 Updated Sep 8, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — TJ Otzelberger, a master of attention-to-detail, has rebranded what fun means. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmx@H2 $E2E6 :D 4@>:?8 @77 2 k2 E:E=6lQb %2<62H2JD 7C@> x@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD =@DD GD q*&i *@F H@?UR_bhjE D66 2 3@I D4@C6 =:<6 E9:D 282:?Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^h3d6fh72\7hed\``67\3344\_3`3a7ah2`5f^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm5@F3=6 @G6CE:>6 =@DD E@ q*&k^2m[ @?6 E92E 4@F=5 92G6 366? 2G@:565 :7 E96 rJ4=@?6D 925?’E 8@EE6? 5@H? 3J a` A@:?ED 2?5 366? @FE\C63@F?565 da\ac] k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmp7E6C E96 82>6[ ~EK6=36C86C[ x$&VD 4@249[ k2 E:E=6lQtG6CJE9:?8 %y ~EK6=36C86C D2:5 27E6C x@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD 5@F3=6 @G6CE:>6 =@DD E@ q*&Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^`d55`h72\7hhd\``67\gfde\d7g4b4_565b4^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmE2=<65 23@FE E96 ?665k^2m E@ 92G6 4@>A6E:E:G6[ 7@4FD65[ A9JD:42= AC24E:46D] w6 D2:5 %9FCD52J’D AC24E:46 7:E E92E 56D4C:AE:@?[ 3FE E96 @E96C 492==6?86 :D C6A62E:?8 :E E9C@F89@FE E96 H66<[ H9:49 H:== E96? 56=:G6C 2 492?46 E@ 92G6 2 A@D:E:G6 @FE4@>6 $2EFC52J 2E z2?D2D $E2E6 W`aib_ A]>] rq$X]k^Am People are also reading… Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses Is Iowa losing its religion? 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Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net. 0 Comments Locations Davenport Related to this story AJ Klein, Chris Bono, Gene Smith among those in Iowa State Athletics' 2025 Hall of Fame class To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, athletes and coaches must be 10 years removed from their final season of competition at Iowa State. Everything TJ Otzelberger said after Iowa State's double overtime loss to BYU "We’re done with the inconsistent thing. We’re done with individual agendas offensively and it’s time for us to start playing to the level of … 3 Takeaways from Iowa State's loss vs BYU: You won't see a box score like this again At 10:49 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, the energy in Hilton Coliseum was officially declared dead. Addy Brown nearly breaks Iowa State's all-time scoring record in win vs Arizona State Days after being left off the All-Big 12 First Team, Addy Brown's scored 41 points and nearly broke a record that has stood since 1984. 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AJ Klein, Chris Bono, Gene Smith among those in Iowa State Athletics' 2025 Hall of Fame class To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, athletes and coaches must be 10 years removed from their final season of competition at Iowa State.
Everything TJ Otzelberger said after Iowa State's double overtime loss to BYU "We’re done with the inconsistent thing. We’re done with individual agendas offensively and it’s time for us to start playing to the level of …
3 Takeaways from Iowa State's loss vs BYU: You won't see a box score like this again At 10:49 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, the energy in Hilton Coliseum was officially declared dead.
Addy Brown nearly breaks Iowa State's all-time scoring record in win vs Arizona State Days after being left off the All-Big 12 First Team, Addy Brown's scored 41 points and nearly broke a record that has stood since 1984.
Baylor ends Iowa State's Big 12 Tournament, where does ISU project in NCAA Tournament A 3-point basket from guard Arianna Jackson gave ISU it's first lead of the game with 5:19 remaining in the game.
TJ Otzelberger's message to Cyclones yielded results in Saturday win at Kansas State Iowa State beat Kansas State on Saturday to avenge a February loss in Ames.
