Chris Williams & Brent Blum are joined by the legendary Dan McCarney to take a fun trip down victory lane. An emotional Coach Mac talks about how he built the Iowa State football program, what it is today and the challenges that existed along the way.
Former ISU offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele celebrates after paving the path for Jeff Woody's touchdown that sealed a 37-31 upset over Oklahoma State in 2011. (Photo courtesy Iowa State Athletics Communications)
Fans flooded the field. Iowa State’s players ...
Alexander Robinson, ISU's fourth all-time leading rusher, in action. (Photo courtesy Iowa State Athletics Communications).
Alexander Robinson felt alone. He felt homesick — sitting in Ames, Iowa, three hours south of his home, the Twin Cities.
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Former ISU defensive lineman Ryan Harklau in action against Iowa. Harklau beat the Hawks three times in his career — and played a key role in the 2000 Cyclones' historic 9-3 Insight.com Bowl-winning season. (Photo courtesy ISU Athletics Communications).
[Author’s note: During the...
(Photo courtesy ISU Athletics Communications)
[Author’s note: During these many sports-less weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cyclone Fanatic has been re-running many of my “Where Are They Now” features. Typically, we like to include an update at th...
Former ISU star receiver Todd Blythe blasts through a Kansas State defender. (Photo courtesy ISU Athletics Communications)
[Author's note: During these many sports-less weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cyclone Fanatic has been re-running many of ...
[Author's note: Over the next several sports-less weeks, Cyclone Fanatic is re-running many of my "Where Are They Now" features. Typically, we like to include an update at the end of these reissued articles, but that's not always possible. Fortunately, Bret was k...
Former Iowa State star defensive lineman Brent Curvey in action against Iowa. (Photo courtesy Iowa State athletics communications)
[Author's note: We're re-running many of my "Where Are They Now" stories during the coming days/weeks/months and whenever possible, I'm inc...
Former ISU great Stevie Johnson played on the Larry Eustachy-coached Elite Eight basketball team in 2000, then played on the Dan McCarney-coached football squad that won nine games — a program record. (Photo courtesy ISU Athletics Communications)
Former I...
Former ISU great Stevie Johnson played on the Larry Eustachy-coached Elite Eight basketball team in 2000, then played on the Dan McCarney-coached football squad that won nine games — a program record. (Photo courtesy ISU Athletics Communications)
Editor's note: This story was...