Brock Purdy played college football at Iowa State. He signed his letter of intent to commit to Iowa State University on February 7, 2018, enrolling in June of the same year. Purdy finished his college career as the winningest quarterback in Cyclones history (30-17) while owning or sharing 32 school records. He went 16-1 in Big 12 home games and is the only Iowa State quarterback to start four bowl games.