Sep 28, 2026 · 14 min
Lipscomb returns as Iowa State weighs football expectations
Tamin Lipsey is BACK?! Plus, do expectations change after Saturday's game? DAILY CLONE
The episode pairs a major basketball eligibility development with a fresh assessment of how Saturday’s Utah game reshaped Iowa State football expectations.
- 1Tae’mun Lipscomb officially returns to Iowa State basketball after a lawsuit granted him a fifth year of eligibility.
- 2A social media image of Lipscomb’s number 3 locker supports his return and coincides with Ryan Prather Jr.’s jersey-number change.
- 3Jake Brend revisits Iowa State football expectations after Saturday’s game against Utah and explains how his outlook changed.
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The episode confirms Tae’mun Lipscomb’s return through the image of his number 3 locker and the related jersey-number change.
The brief
Tae’mun Lipscomb is officially back on Iowa State’s men’s basketball roster after a lawsuit granted him a fifth year of eligibility, ending uncertainty around his return.
The clearest evidence is a social media image showing Lipscomb’s number 3 locker, alongside a corresponding jersey-number change for Ryan Prather Jr.
Jake Brend then turns to Iowa State football, asking whether Saturday’s game against Utah changed the expectations surrounding the team.
Brend shares his updated outlook, making the episode less a roster bulletin than a snapshot of how one result can recalibrate a season’s expectations.
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