AMES — Linebacker Alton Meeks is on longer an Iowa State Cyclone and intends to transfer elsewhere. ISU athletics spokesperson Mike Green confirmed the news Wednesday afternoon. Meeks, a 6-3, 244-point converted quartenrback, earned the starting middle lineback...
AMES — ISU quarterback Sam Richardson still draws power from the fond memory. The junior’s near-perfect performance coming off the bench two years ago at Kansas cemented bowl eligibility for his team — and served as a foundation for the sense of confidence he�...
AMES — Iowa State’s leading tackler, Jevohn Miller, absorbed the MRI results, then picked up the phone. His coach, Paul Rhoads, answered. Miller, a senior linebacker who started blossoming late last season, had just learned his right ACL was torn and he could...
AMES — One thing’s for certain: Iowa State’s leading tackler, Jevohn Miller, won’t play in Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. game at Kansas. “He will not be available,” Cyclone coach Paul Rhoads said in Monday’s news conference. Miller — who still ran...
AMES --- Despite some semi-bleak external expectations for the 2014 Iowa State football season (depending on who you talk to), the opening week of the season is always an exciting time here at CycloneFanatic.com.In fact, this is my favorite time of year. We are in that transition from summer to fall and football will be on the radar...
AMES --- Welcome to game week. Iowa State released its depth chart for Saturday’s season opener against North Dakota State on Monday morning and as always in week one, there were a few eyebrow-raising moves.Specifically, why is sophomore wide receiver D’Vario Montgomery listed as fourth-string?Interesting, indeed.*** View the dep...
AMES — There’s a freshly-minted No.1 MIKE linebacker in Ames and Cyclone defensive coordinator Wally Burnham rustled up an Old West reference to explain why Alton Meeks is that guy.“He’s stayed a step ahead of the posse, so to speak, and done a few more...
AMES --- Heading into his senior season at Iowa State, defensive end Cory Morrissey has the reputation of being a nice player. At 6-foot-4, 260-pounds, his body is top notch. Morrissey is a smart kid who is known as one of the hardest workers on Paul Rhoads’ team. Again, he is a nice player, but could the former Gilbert Tiger be mor...
AMES — Sometime within the next week to 10 days, Paul Rhoads and his staff will likely face a momentous decision.The reason for the possible crossroads-moment: Defensive lineman Gabe Luna’s back injury, which has shown mild improvement lately, but not enoug...
AMES --- A week after the start of fall camp, Iowa State held its football media day on Sunday at Jack Trice Stadium and with that, head coach Paul Rhoads released a shiny new depth chart. While it wasn't exactly full of surprises, it does provide us an opportunity to go position-by-position and analyze key position battles that will ...
