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2025 record: 8-4 · Big 12
Southeast Missouri State visits Iowa State on Sept. 5 for a Week 1 game spotlighting the Cyclones’ reset under Jimmy Rogers. Nearly 50 players departed after Rogers was hired, and both lines were described as entirely rebuilt coming out of spring. The quarterback picture carries similar uncertainty: Jaylen Raynor made several notable throws in the spring showcase and developed early chemistry with Cody Jackson, Dominic Overby and Trevor Fortenberry, but Iowa State’s roster includes Wyatt Bohm, Connor Moberly, Zane Flores and Hudson Kurland, and no opening-day starter has been formally established. SEMO’s listed quarterback room is Johnny Weber, Chance Wilson, Braylen Ragland and Brantlee Phillips, without a confirmed starter.
The decisive matchup sits up front, where Iowa State’s new offensive line must give its quarterback time against Southeast Missouri State’s defensive front without letting obvious passing downs pile up. Raynor’s spring connection with Jackson, Overby and Fortenberry can create downfield and catch-and-run gains, while backs Aiden Flora and Cameron Pettaway can align outside to challenge linebackers or safeties. That versatility matters after Salahadin Allah’s season-ending Achilles injury narrowed an unsettled backfield. Defensively, Iowa State will look to tackles Bryson Lamb and Zaimir Hawk to anchor a four-man front, with Tristan Exline offering range at linebacker and David Coffey providing continuity in a remade secondary.
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Iowa State’s route to control is straightforward: protect well enough to let the passing game stretch the field, use Flora and Pettaway to force coverage decisions, and keep its rebuilt defense out of short fields. Southeast Missouri State’s path is to make the Week 1 test uncomfortable. Its front must create negative plays, the offense must avoid giveaways and convert manageable third downs, and the secondary must prevent explosive gains from becoming an early avalanche. If the Redhawks can win field position and extend possessions, they can keep pressure on a Cyclones roster still learning how its new pieces fit.