The 2025 UFL season kicks off Friday, March 28 with St. Louis at Houston, 7 p.m. CT on FOX.

FOX will have a Friday night game each week. Other regular-season games will be split among FS1, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2.

Active rosters are limited to 50 players. Here are the Cyclones on active rosters to start the season:


Also, Anthony Becht (HC) and Seneca Wallace (QB) are on the St. Louis staff and Marc Lillibridge is the GM for San Antonio.

I hadn't seen this pop up yet. but now that the season is over it looks like it is down to 3 candidates: Messenbrink (27-0), Starocci (26-0) and Hendricksen (27-0). I don't know their body of work over the season, but the finish makes for a good argument for Cap'n 'merica. There was some talk earlier (on Varsity?) about MM being the front runner in their eyes. Maybe others in here have more information on just how dominating the season were for each.

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Here is today's press conference. Enjoy.

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Curtis Jones and Milan Momcilovic preview Iowa State’s second-round matchup with Ole Miss.

***NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - SESSION 6***
Saturday, March 22 | 6 p.m. CT
Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

***MEDIA COVERAGE***
TV: ESPN
STREAMING: ESPN+ (TV simulcast)

***LIVE RESULTS***
Live Scoring: TrackWrestling

***TEAM SCORING***
Championship win: 4 plus bonus

***FINALS ORDER***
184: (1) Carter Starocci, PSU vs. (2) Parker Keckeisen, UNI
(delay)
125: (4) Vincent Robinson, NCST vs. (7) Troy Spratley, OKST
133: (1) Lucas Byrd, ILL vs. (2) Drake Ayala, IOWA
141: (1) Brock Hardy, NEB vs. (3) Jesse Mendez, OHST
149: (1) Caleb Henson, VT vs. (2) Ridge Lovett, NEB
157: (3) Antrell Taylor, NEB vs. (8) Joey Blaze, PUR
165: (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU vs. (3) Mike Caliendo, IOWA
174: (1) Keegan O'Toole, MIZ vs. (3) Dean Hamiti, OKST
197: (2) Stephen Buchanan, IOWA vs. (4) Josh Barr, PSU
HWT: (1) Gable Steveson, MINN vs. (2) Wyatt Hendrickson, OKST

***TEAM SCORES THROUGH SESSION 5***


***FINALISTS, BY CONFERENCE***
13 - Big Ten
5 - Big 12
2 - ACC

Since the other thread was closed - here's my thoughts on this basketball game. Please keep this thread on topic.

This game will come down to 3 factors - Turnovers, Rebounds and Free Throws

Turnovers:
- both ends of the court are key - but especially when Miss has the ball. They are elite at not turning it over - and we need force them to be uncomfortable. We won't force 15+ TOs, but if we can get a couple runouts, it would be ideal. We also need to not have careless turnovers - we've been better the last couple games, but if we're sloppy they'll take advantage

Rebounds:
- they are a bad rebounding team on both ends. We are up-and-down, but we need to force the issue. A lot of it has to do with effort and energy (Heise and Chatfield) and positioning (the Presidents). They are very undersized, especially when Dia is out of the game.

Free Throws:
- unlike Lipscomb, Miss put their opponents on the line a TON. This is a Jefferson/Jackson game to thrive. They need to get to the line - Malik Dia is their only player with size - and he's prone to fouling. We definitely need to pound it inside - and make our FTs.


They are very small - basically play 5 guards when Dia is out. They like to switch everything, which UNC was able to exploit for a bit when they make their comeback yesterday. I think this is a game where we can do a lot with switches to get mismatches for Jefferson and Milan, then clear out and let them work. If either can get Pedulla (6'1") or Murray (5'11") on them, it should be an automatic iso.

Other than the two undersized guards and Dia (6'9" 240#), everyone they play is roughly 6'5" and athletic.

They are a very average shooting team from both 3s and 2s, so making them work against our set defense is a key as well

All that said - the eternal CBB caveat is if a team shoots the 3 out of their minds, they'll probably win.

Any pregame events Sunday?

***NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - SESSION 5***
Saturday, March 22 | 10 a.m. CT
Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

***MEDIA COVERAGE***
TV: ESPNU
AUDIO: Varsity Network
STREAMING (ALL LINKS ESPN+):


***LIVE RESULTS***
Live Scoring: TrackWrestling

***TEAM SCORING***
Consolation R6 win: 3.5 plus bonus
Placing match: 1 plus bonus

***SESSION 5 BOUT SCHEDULE***
Consolation R6 (581-600)
3rd/5th/7th Place (601-630)

***IOWA STATE MATCHES THIS SESSION***
7TH PLACE
141 (bout 603) - (9) Jacob Frost vs. (6) Vance VomBaur, MINN

Now that the season is over…I’ve started thinking about NIL and how uncontrolled, it has corrupted college athletics. What will happen in the off season? We know SEC or BIG teams will be sending offer sheets to Brown and Crooks. Tampering is no longer a thing. Loyalty is a fading trait for many. Thoughts?

Saw an ad with Cy during a tournament game today. It has an unexpected ending that had us laughing out loud.

Turns out it's kind of an NIL deal for Cy for Duke Cannon soap - pretty cool!

I can't find a link to the actual ad, but this story explains it a little. I'll add a link to the actual commercial once I can find it (unless anyone else can find it!)

T.J. Otzelberger takes the stage alongside Cade Kelderman, Joshua Jefferson, and Milan Momcilovic following Iowa State’s 82-55 victory over Lipscomb in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.

Nate Heise, Joshua Jefferson, Curtis Jones, and Tamin Lipsey speak to the media following Iowa State’s first-round victory over Lipscomb.

Chris Williams reacts to Iowa State’s win over Lipscomb in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.

By my count, Coach Otzelberger is now the all time ISU Men's basketball leader in NCAA tournament wins with 5. Passing Floyd and Hoiberg who each had 4. Quite the accomplishment!

Hello!

Chatted with Dresser post session. It was honestly a really good talk. I liked how much he gave in his answers. Enjoy!

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***NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - SESSION 4***
Friday, March 20 | 7 p.m. CT
Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pa.

***MEDIA COVERAGE***
TV: ESPN2
AUDIO: Varsity Network
STREAMING (ALL LINKS ESPN+):


***LIVE RESULTS***
Live Scoring: TrackWrestling

***TEAM SCORING***
Semifinal win: 7 plus bonus
Consolation R12 (blood round) win: 3.5 plus bonus (plus AA status)
Consolation R8 win: 3.5 plus bonus

***SESSION 4 BOUT SCHEDULE***
Semifinals (501-520) -- Mats 3 and 4
Consolation R12 (521-560)
Consolation R8 (561-600)

***IOWA STATE MATCHES THIS SESSION***
CONSOLATION R12 (Blood Round)
133 (bout 526) - (11) E. Frost vs. (8) Braeden Davis, PSU
141 (bout 530) - (9) J. Frost vs. (14) Sergio Lemley, MICH

POTENTIAL CONSOLATION R8 MATCHES
133 (bout 563) - (11) E. Frost vs. (17) Van Dee (NEB) OR (21) Rini (IND)
141 (bout 565) - (9) J. Frost vs. (4) Koderhandt (NAVY) OR (7) Jamison (OKST)