Cyclone Insider Hour

We're 48 hours out from Iowa State football's 2023 season opener against Northern Iowa, and we....still don't really know who these Cyclones are. The gambling suspensions have taken a huge hit on Matt Campbell's squad that was already coming off a rough 2022 campaign. The questions start under center between J.J. Kohl and Rocco Becht, but there are plenty more than need answering. The Register's Travis Hines and Randy Peterson are here to do their best at that.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss what should be expected from Iowa State football in 2023.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss Iowa State inching nearer to the start of the 2023 football season.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss how Iowa State adjusts with the news that five returning starters from the 2022 have been charged in the state's gambling probe. The pair also talk the Cyclones' hopes for an improved special teams.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss the second wave of criminal complaints against Iowa State football players as part of the DCI's gambling probe.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines discuss the Big 12's additions of Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as the Pac-12 seemingly unravels amid realignment. The two also chat about Iowa State football.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines chat from Iowa State football media day, where the program is dealing with the continued fallout from the gambling investigation that delivered a criminal complaint Tuesday against returning starting quarterback Hunter Dekkers.

A major bombshell in the sports-betting investigation affecting Iowa State and Iowa dropped this week, with Cyclones quarterback Hunter Dekkers right in the middle of it. All told, three current Iowa State athletes and one former one have been charged in the probe that's spanned several months. Three of those names, including Dekkers, are or were Iowa State football players who are accused of betting on their own games.

Randy Peterson and Travis Hines dig into Colorado's decision to rejoin the Big 12 and what could be ahead for both the Pac-12 and Big 12. Plus, the pair preview a Iowa State football media day that will likely be dominated by the gambling probe.