Cy-Hawk Talk: 3 Bold Iowa and Iowa State football predictions for 2025

Cy-Hawk Talk returns! Iowa beat reporter Ethan Petrik and Iowa State beat reporter Ben Hutchens share three bold predictions for the upcoming football season and preview Ben’s trip to Ireland for the Cyclones’ season-opener against Kansas State. 1:38 Tight end Benjamin Brahmer will lead Iowa State in receiving yards 4:14 Matt Campbell will win a home Cy-Hawk and start a winning streak 8:38 Ben thinks Iowa State will only wear blackout uniforms once or twice 11:11 Why Ethan has confidence in Tim Lester’s second-year offense 11:44 Mark Gronowski will throw for more than 3,000 yards 13:20 Ethan isn’t worried about the viral clip of Gronowski fumbling a snap 14:43 Iowa will have a 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver 16:56 What having an answer at quarterback does for Iowa’s offense 19:22: Iowa will go (at least) 2-1 against Penn State, Indiana and Ohio State 21:50 What Ben is most excited to see in Ireland?