Ames, Iowa — Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell is not focused on the lofty expectations his Cyclones face heading into next season.
With nearly all the key players returning from last year’s team that reached the Big 12 Championship and beat Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl ISU could be ranked in the top five heading into Campbell’s sixth season at the helm.
Campbell is confident the Cyclones can handle the expectations.
Campbell says the Cyclones have always focused on improvement and not the weekly results.
In a conference known for high scoring offenses the Cyclones have climbed the ladder on the strength of a defense designed by coordinator Jon Heacock. ISU ranked second in defense a year ago but Heacock says there is not a feeling that the program has arrived.
He says despite the success of last season there is plenty of room for improvement.
Heacock says the Cyclones are focused on taking the next step.
The Cyclones open next season at home on September fourth against Northern Iowa.
