2026 Football Targets

[Aclone]

Sadly, it appears that the marvelous @NATEizKING did was not so prescient as to map out a 2026 version of the long running series. Alas!

It won’t be done properly, I suppose, but here we are. Could I get a pin please, @Connor_Ferguson?

And to start out with, looks like former Cyclone QB (and current Colorado State Professor) Todd Bandhauer has a son. A very large son. Recently offered.

 

[mramseyISU]

Carson Nielsen from Waterloo West had a visit this fall. He'll probably end up at Iowa but I've been working on getting his dad to change his mind.

 

[demoncore1031]

Sadly, it appears that the marvelous @NATEizKING did was not so prescient as to map out a 2026 version of the long running series. Alas!

It won’t be done properly, I suppose, but here we are. Could I get a pin please, @Connor_Ferguson?

And to start out with, looks like former Cyclone QB (and current Colorado State Professor) Todd Bandhauer has a son. A very large son. Recently offered.

I always liked watching Todd play. After having running QBs, it was nice to have a pure passer.

 

[demoncore1031]

Is there any chance that Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge) actually plays football in college or will he stick to wrestling?

 

[Aclone]

For those of you who liike good instate recruits (and don’t we all?) this weekend’s junior Day visitors include Valley’s Jayden McGregory, Waterloo West’s Carson Nielsen and Waukee’s Evan Jacobsen.

I know full well we have connections to both McGregory and Jacobsen. I’m hoping Coach Clanton has as good a relationship with Nielsen as he clearly does Tompkins.

 

[WISCY1895]

New offer today from the Big Man Camp

Hudson Parliament, Iowa Hawkeyes, Interior Offensive Lineman

Hudson Parliament is a Defensive Lineman from Brandon, SD. ----- Two-time All-State, two-time All-Conference, and two-time All-Metro selection. Helped his...

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[WISCY1895]

Sadly, it appears that the marvelous @NATEizKING did was not so prescient as to map out a 2026 version of the long running series. Alas!

It won’t be done properly, I suppose, but here we are. Could I get a pin please, @Connor_Ferguson?

And to start out with, looks like former Cyclone QB (and current Colorado State Professor) Todd Bandhauer has a son. A very large son. Recently offered.

He was in Ames today for the Big Man Camp

 

[demoncore1031]

He was in Ames today for the Big Man Camp

Most likely gonna end up at Nebraska it appears. Not sure why you would pick that train wreck of a program over your father's school.

 

[WISCY1895]

Most likely gonna end up at Nebraska it appears. Not sure why you would pick that train wreck of a program over your father's school.

That CB is from a Nebraska guy. I read the article. Nothing in that article even mentioned his dad played at Iowa State. My guess is that’s arrogance that no way are they going to lose a recruit to Iowa State. Take those 247 crystal balls this far out as arrogant behavior more than reality. Iowa 247 guys do the same crap

 

[demoncore1031]

That CB is from a Nebraska guy. I read the article. Nothing in that article even mentioned his dad played at Iowa State. My guess is that’s arrogance that no way are they going to lose a recruit to Iowa State. Take those 247 crystal balls this far out as arrogant behavior more than reality. Iowa 247 guys do the same crap

Ah, ok. I hope we end up getting him. We missed on Curvey's kid and I think we stopped pursuing Hayward's kid.

 

[WISCY1895]

Ah, ok. I hope we end up getting him. We missed on Curvey's kid and I think we stopped pursuing Hayward's kid.

We prioritized Limbaugh over Curvey is what I understand happened

 

[Aclone]

Now, this is a name.

Hudson Parliament, Iowa Hawkeyes, Interior Offensive Lineman

Hudson Parliament is a Defensive Lineman from Brandon, SD. ----- Two-time All-State, two-time All-Conference, and two-time All-Metro selection. Helped his...

247sports.com

 

[demoncore1031]

Now, this is a name.

Hudson Parliament, Iowa Hawkeyes, Interior Offensive Lineman

Hudson Parliament is a Defensive Lineman from Brandon, SD. ----- Two-time All-State, two-time All-Conference, and two-time All-Metro selection. Helped his...

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Hey look kids, there's Big Ben...

 

[demoncore1031]

For those of you who liike good instate recruits (and don’t we all?) this weekend’s junior Day visitors include Valley’s Jayden McGregory, Waterloo West’s Carson Nielsen and Waukee’s Evan Jacobsen.

I know full well we have connections to both McGregory and Jacobsen. I’m hoping Coach Clanton has as good a relationship with Nielsen as he clearly does Tompkins.

McGregory is at the top of my wish list for the 2026 class. We have also offered Michael Jacobson's younger brother, Evan:

Evan Jacobson, Texas A&M Aggies, Tight End

Multi-sport athlete who plays basketball. ----- BASKETBALL - Averaged 18.3 points per game during junior season, earning Iowa 4A all-state honors. - Posted...

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[bozclone]

Same HS as Breece Hall.

 

[Aclone]

Same HS as Breece Hall.

Jaylen Mason, Kansas Jayhawks, Quarterback

Also plays basketball. ----- FOOTBALL 2024: As a junior, threw for 1,977 yards, 24 TDs, and 3 INTs on 107-for-195 passing (.549). Ran for 645 yards and 9 TDs...

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[MyNameEhJeff]

Ah, ok. I hope we end up getting him. We missed on Curvey's kid and I think we stopped pursuing Hayward's kid.

We didn’t *miss* on Curvey’s kid, the coaches thought he was a shoe-in and didn’t recruit him like they truly wanted him

 

[cycloneman003]

We didn’t *miss* on Curvey’s kid, the coaches thought he was a shoe-in and didn’t recruit him like they truly wanted him

I'm not sure this is 100% true. I think there was also some positional/scheme questions that made us perhaps not his best fit. Small to be an end in our system (he's not Will McDonald level freak) and maybe didn't want to play linebacker for us? Likely fits better as a true DE/Edge rusher in another system

 

[WISCY1895]

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

I'm not sure this is 100% true. I think there was also some positional/scheme questions that made us perhaps not his best fit. Small to be an end in our system (he's not Will McDonald level freak) and maybe didn't want to play linebacker for us? Likely fits better as a true DE/Edge rusher in another system

We got the guys we wanted. Thats all that needs to be said.