Two former Cyclones, Brock Purdy and Tyrese Haliburton, are dominating national sports headlines. Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers are in the Eastern Conference Finals after dominating the 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.

NFL Quarterback rankings are tricky. The only group of quarterbacks that just about everyone agrees on is the “elite” tier of Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Joe Burrow. Four elite quarterbacks mean 28 other teams are trying to win the Super Bowl with non-elite quarterbacks in 2025.

Brock Purdy saw "a lot of changes and turnover" around the team early in the offseason, but his desire to sign a contract extension never wavered.

In 40 career games with the 49ers, Purdy has completed 67.5% of his passes for 9,518 yards and 64 touchdowns to 27 interceptions. He took over as the starter in 2022 due to injuries and never looked back, guiding the 49ers to an NFC title game appearance in his first year and a Super Bowl appearance in '23.

Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers guard, recently celebrated a major milestone for his longtime friend Brock Purdy, quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers.

Late last season, after yet another injury-stricken game, Brock Purdy was spotted pacing the sideline with a tablet in hand—no headphones, no coaches around, just a quiet determination as he walked himself through the game plan.