Alex Halsted covers Iowa State football, men's basketball and recruiting for 247Sports. He previously covered Iowa State for Scout.com for two years, has worked for the Iowa State Daily as a reporter and sports editor and interned for MLB.com and the Des Moines Register. In 2011, his first book, 100 Things Twins Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, was published by Triumph Books. His second book, 100 Things Iowa State Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, was published in 2015.