AMES — Iowa State holder Austin Fischer's air archery routine is on ice. Publicly, anyway. The exuberant walk-on attracted national attention recently with his vigorous fist-pumping after extra points and field goals made by Cyclone kicker Cole Netten. Fi...
AMES — Aaron Wimberly talked. Mike Warren listened. What wise words did Iowa State’s former leading rusher share with this season’s ground game leader two weeks ago? “Just keep my head up and keep running,” Warren recalled. He’s still going...
AMES --- The first time he saw Kareem Hunt, Iowa State running backs coach Lou Ayeni was taken aback.“I was just like whoa. It was like a two second thing where he just kinda walked by and I was just like whoa,” Ayeni said. “He just laughed at me becaus...
“How about that? An Iowa State Cyclone is leading the nation in sacks. That’s something to take note of.”The above quote was from Paul Rhoads' weekly Monday press conference so coach, here you go. We're enthusiastically taking note at CycloneFanatic.com...
AMES — When Demond Tucker went down midway through the second quarter of ISU's 31-17 loss to Iowa on Saturday, everyone could tell the standout nose guard would be out for a while. But for the rest of the game — and maybe even next week's pivotal road...
AMES — As Jordan Harris pounced, tucked the fumble, than stood up with the football in his hands, he felt confident — almost certain — that the offense would respond. “I thought it was game time then,” said the Iowa State linebacker, whose clutch rec...
AMES --- Evaluating any season opening victory is preposterously difficult for an over-thinking hack like myself. This is especially the case in the sport of college football, where fans and media alike spend a lengthy seven month offseason dissecting rosters,...
AMES — First Dale Pierson needed to evade a cut block. Then the Iowa State defensive end looked up and saw Demond Tucker and Gabe Luna pressuring Northern Iowa quarterback Aaron Bailey. Pierson knew what came next. He made his read. Bailey threw the ball. It landed right betwe...
AMES --- It was a fun and wild night inside Jack Trice Stadium.Fans, players and coaches celebrated the opening of the newly-renovated south end zone. The Cyclones unveiled their highly-touted JUCO transfers that were set to reinvigorate the defense.Oh, and Iowa S...
AMES --- Iowa State (1-0) ended its two-year losing streak against FCS opponents in an impressive fashion on Saturday. In front of a sold out (61,500) and good looking Jack Trice Stadium, Iowa State’s defense led the way in a convincing 31-7 victory over the in...
