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DE commit Pierson has plenty of motivation

When Dale Pierson was in high school, not one major-college program in America courted him. The 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive end never even spoke to a Division I football coach.“I talked to a (Division II) coach over email and that’s it,” said Pierson, Iowa...
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Report: Klenakis takes job at Louisville

According to the website FootballScoop.com, Iowa State offensive line coach Chris Klenakis has been offered and taken same job at Louisville. CycloneFanatic.com has been able to confirm the report too through sources. Louisville officially hired Bobby Petrino as its head c...
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Mangino hire excites quarterback commitment

There are few members of Iowa State’s 2014 recruiting class that will be impacted by Monday’s offensive coordinator hiring of Mark Mangino than Spring, Texas quarterback Darius Lee-Campbell.The 2014 Iowa State commitment learned of the news from fellow future Cycl...
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Report: Bill Bleil lands at Rhode Island

According to the rumors website FootballScoop.com, Bill Bleil is in line to be the next offensive coordinator at Rhode Island. Bleil has been on Paul Rhoads' staff for all five seasons at Iowa State. In addition to being Iowa State's assistant head coach, Bleil ...
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Is the next Kelechi Osemele coming to Ames?

“He was 357 pounds of best player available.”Quotes like those tend to get fans keyed up about an incoming recruit. As does comparing a junior college offensive lineman to one of the best that Iowa State has ever seen, Kelechi Osemele, currently of the Balti...