Brock Badding might be the best player in 2A, and he returns arguably one of the top weapons in Jarin Hoffman. Will it be enough for the Knights? Kuemper averaged 32 points per game, as Badding threw for 2,150 yards and 19 TDs while Hoffman ran for almost 1,300 and scored 17 times. Braxton Vonnahme and Griffin Glynn will be Badding’s top targets.

Whether you'll be taking it in at 11 a.m. Central Time or 5 p.m. Irish Standard Time, Iowa State's football season begins Saturday, August 23.  Expect the combination of junior tight ends Benjamin Brahmer and Gabe Burkle to be a force in ISU’s passing game.