Alert Top Story COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA STATE Iowa State AD Pollard teases CyTown groundbreaking for September ben.hutchens Jul 13, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 × Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — Jamie Pollard wasn’t at Iowa State when he revealed he was retiring. He was working. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmuC:52J[ !@==2C5[ :? 9:D a`DE J62C 2D x$&VD 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C[ k2 E:E=6lQx@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C y2>:6 !@==2C5 C6E:C:?8 :? a_afQ 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^_7df532a\3a__\cbfd\hb_2\2cdghdg5g_dh^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmC6G62=65 96 H:== C6E:C6 :? yF?6 a_afk^2m @C H96?6G6C 2 ?6H 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C :D :? A=246] k^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQm!@==2C5 :DDF65 2 E92?<D |@?52J 7@C E96 4@?8C2EF=2E:@?D 96’D C646:G65 2?5 D2:5 96 H2D @FE @7 E@H? 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USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Ben Hutchens is an Iowa State University beat writer for the Lee Enterprises network. Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net. 0 Comments ben.hutchens Author email Follow ben.hutchens Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18 Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18 Pollard: "Too premature to say" when CyTown will open Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard said Monday it's too early to ballpark when the CyTown grand opening will be. Jamie Pollard gives CyTown update: Still no tenants confirmed but ‘long list’ of suitors Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard spoke about CyTown during Monday's Cyclone Tailgate Tour stop in Ankeny. What will CyTown look like? Who will pay for it? Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard updates project The idea for CyTown really started 80 years ago. The project has an estimated cost of $175-225 million and is expected to be finished in the F… Watch Now: Related Video Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani's Knee Scare Sparks World Series Concern Fitzpatrick: 'It's nice to have played well in some links golf' - on fourth place finish last year Fitzpatrick: 'It's nice to have played well in some links golf' - on fourth place finish last year 154th Open Championship preview press conference 154th Open Championship preview press conference England carry nation on shoulders more than golfers, says Fleetwood. England carry nation on shoulders more than golfers, says Fleetwood. Recommended for you
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Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18 Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard at Cyclone Tailgate Tour | May 18
Pollard: "Too premature to say" when CyTown will open Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard said Monday it's too early to ballpark when the CyTown grand opening will be.
Jamie Pollard gives CyTown update: Still no tenants confirmed but ‘long list’ of suitors Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard spoke about CyTown during Monday's Cyclone Tailgate Tour stop in Ankeny.
What will CyTown look like? Who will pay for it? Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard updates project The idea for CyTown really started 80 years ago. The project has an estimated cost of $175-225 million and is expected to be finished in the F…
