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COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: Day 40

Cyclone Fanatic is counting down the days until Iowa State’s season opener against Northern Iowa by bringing you a stat, former Cyclone moment or any other random tidbits every morning to help countdown the days. No. 40 - Colin Downing's 40.9 yards per punt...
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Downing named to Ray Guy Award watch list

The following is a press release courtesy of Iowa State Athletics CommunicationsAMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior punter Colin Downing has been selected to the preseason Ray Guy Award watch list, announced today by the Augusta Sports Council.Created in 2000, the a...
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Netten showing confidence before 2015 season

AMES – Cole Netten may be one of the best kickers in college football, but he is far from the busiest guy on the team during Iowa State’s fall camp.While the offense and defense are in meetings, the Ankeny native and other specialists play video games. The...
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Phil Steele Magazine Recap: Reason for hope?

Forty-two is a staggering number.According to the Phil Steele College Football Preview that recently hit newsstands, that’s how many “starts” Iowa State missed out on during the 2014 football season due to injury or discipline (does not count one guy bei...
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NOTEBOOK: Cyclones sunny-side up after tough loss

AMES — No heads down. Pride intact. That’s how ISU’s players — those the media had access to, anyway — carried themselves in the aftermath of Saturday’s 34-14 season-opening loss to North Dakota State. They also vowed it won’t set a trend — and it ...
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Williams: Position-by-position depth chart jottings

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 ...
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Camp Insider: Starting offensive line is set

AMES --- The Cyclones have yet to pad up so far in fall camp but when it comes to naming a starting offensive line, that doesn't really matter. Paul Rhoads is confident that his group is set for the 2014 season opener vs. North Dakota State. “I think we have a starting five right now with (Brock) Dagel, (Daniel) Burton, Tom (Farni...
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CF Mailbag: Random Cyclone jottings

There is no theme to this installment of the Cyclone Fanatic Mailbag. You Fanatics were across the board with questions this week and for that, I am forever grateful (being slightly sarcastic). Honestly, you all did ask some good ones this week. Let’s begin with ...

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