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Josh Mueller leaves Iowa State football

Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell converses with offensive lineman Josh Mueller during Iowa State’s first fall camp practice of 2018. (Rob Gray – Cyclone Fanatic)

Iowa State has lost its second player of the week.

Former starting left guard Josh Mueller has decided to leave the team, according to a report from the Des Moines Register‘s Tommy Birch. The redshirt sophomore started the team’s first two games then was replaced by redshirt junior Collin Olson after being “dinged up” leading into the Cyclones’ win over Akron.

Mueller also appeared in two games for the Cyclones last season. The Wisconsin native joins backup quarterback Zeb Noland as former starters to leave the program this week.

Jared Stansbury

Jared a native of Clarinda, Iowa, started as the Cyclone Fanatic intern in August 2013, primarily working as a videographer until starting on the women’s basketball beat prior to the 2014-15 season. Upon earning his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State in May 2016, Jared was hired as the site’s full-time staff writer, taking over as the primary day-to-day reporter on football and men’s basketball. He was elevated to the position of managing editor in January 2020. He is a regular contributor on 1460 KXNO in Des Moines and makes regular guest appearances on radio stations across the Midwest. Jared resides in Ankeny with his four-year-old puggle, Lolo.

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