A special teams gaffe followed by a controversial call put Iowa State down 13-6 as the halftime horn sounded. A devastating big play right after the break made the Cyclones’ deficit insurmountable. Just 11 seconds of game clock encapsulated the two momen...
AMES — Tuesday, ISU coach Paul Rhoads hinted at the very real possibility true freshman running back Martinez Syria could see playing time in 2014 — and very soon. In Saturday’s 49-28 loss to Baylor, possibility met reality as Syria eventually became the prim...
AMES — Iowa State’s football team has lost another player. At least this time, it’s not due to injury. Cyclone coach Paul Rhoads said Tuesday that previously third-string running back Rob Standard has left the team to focus on progressing toward graduation....
AMES --- How about a little bit of good news on your Monday afternoon?If you woke up today curious about the status of wide receiver Jarvis West and offensive lineman Daniel Burton for Iowa State's showdown with No. 7 Baylor on Saturday afternoon, no worries....
When Iowa State lost its second straight season opener to an FCS program – an embarrassing 34-14 defeat to North Dakota State just over two weeks ago – the conversation that followed on this website was as vile as I have ever seen.By visiting our message b...
Wow. I don’t think anyone ruled out the possibility of the Cyclones leaving Iowa City with a win, but even after the improved performance over Kansas State and the Hawkeye struggles against Ball State and Northern Iowa, it didn’t seem like the most likely sc...
One thing I like to do when I review games is to take a look at some of the most pivotal plays on a detailed level. But not just the plays that everybody remembers, more, the plays that were the most important that most have already forgotten about. I try not to...
AMES — Sam Richardson was in no mood for a self-appraisal following Saturday’s oh-so-close 32-28 Big 12 season-opening loss to 20th-ranked Kansas State. So, Sam, how did you play? The Iowa State quarterback paused briefly, then spoke. “We didn’t...
AMES — Aaron Wimberly knows Jake Waters. He likes him — a lot. "He's like one of my brothers," said Wimberly, who scored two touchdowns but carried the ball just nine times last week. The fact that Wimberly’s, at least in theory, Iowa State’s...
It was one of my two biggest keys postmortem from the loss to North Dakota State on Saturday (you can read here); the rushing output from the running backs. Against the Bison, Sam Richardson accounted for 58 of the measly 102 rushing yards accrued by the Cyclone offense...
