AMES — Mitchell Meyers turned 22-years-old today. The inspirational Iowa State defensive lineman did so back home in the Houston metropolitan area, as he continues to be treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma. “Had a conversation this morning — and brief,” Cycl...
AMES --- Late in Iowa State’s 45-21 loss to No. 3 TCU on Saturday night, it appeared that what has recently been a greatly improved rushing attack would potentially be a decimated group for this week’s trip to No. 2 Baylor (11 a.m. on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2).Iowa...
AMES — The smallest crowd of the season at Jack Trice Stadium enjoyed one heck of a first quarter.Iowa State was gambling, taking risks, rolling up a 21-14 lead and then …Poof. Few of the 52,480 fans who attended Saturday night’s game against No. 3 TCU ...
AMES — Wally Burnham intends to bring calm to the chaos as the Big 12’s trio of top offenses line up opposed to his defense the next three weeks. Texas Tech — which ISU faces at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Lubbock — strikes opponents with precise jabs, then w...
Mike Warren served as the headliner. Just call Daniel Burton his best supporting actor. The Iowa State running game finally showed signs of life in an otherwise stomach-souring 30-23 double overtime loss at Toledo and it’s no coincidence Warren racked up 126 ...
AMES — Glimpses. That's all we've seen so far from ISU defensive end Jhauastin Thomas, but there's enough promise backing up those brief, impactful passages in time to provoke Paul Rhoads to push for more beginning this Saturday at Toledo (7 p.m., ESPNNews...
AMES — “Some guy.” Iowa State legend Darren Davis chuckled as he spoke those words over the phone from his hometown of Homestead, Fla. Those perfectly apt two words, composed of seven letters and two syllables, form the bridge that links the ordinary to t...
AMES — Jake Campos grabbed the remote, kicked back, and watched. Several hours before his Iowa State Cyclones kicked off the season Saturday with a 31-7 win over Northern Iowa, the left tackle decided to attack some homework. The subject: Iowa defensive end ...
AMES --- Labor Day? Who needs it. It’s Cy-Hawk week.Paul Rhoads held his weekly Monday press conference this morning in preparation for Saturday’s meeting with the University of Iowa. Before I hit the road for “RVTV,” here are three takeaways.On Daniel Burton’s health...Depending on who you talk to, Daniel Burto...
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,...
