My son turned six months old last weekend and is now at the point where the internet suggests reading books to him is good for his cognitive development. The internet has a lot of ideas on how to be a parent by the way; some better than others. But rather than...
I hate to be the guy to interrupt everybody’s Kool-Aid guzzling session (that I proudly have been taking part in for the last few months) when it comes to the stimulating new era of Iowa State football, but the recent news of wide receiver Jauan Wesley leaving the program spurred...
Let’s talk about the quarterbacks for a moment.Basic football tells me that if your team has a crappy quarterback or its line cannot protect a decent one, without knowing anything else about this team, my guess is that it will struggle.Quarterbacks are critical. M...
Iowa State has announced on Twitter that backup quarterback Grant Rohach will transfer from the school. Rohach, a junior in terms of eligibility, hadn't thrown a pass since the 2014 season and was listed third on the Cyclones' latest depth chart. He closed out...
“Epic.” That’s how Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads, who will lead the team onto the field one last time 11 a.m. Saturday at West Virginia, described his first commitment’s last game as a Cyclone. That player — Jake Knott — became a legend, t...
I tend to break down college football’s elongated offseason into five segments.There’s basketball season. This is as fresh as the offseason can be. This is when coaches are being fired and hired. Transfers are sniffing around. It’s the silly season of the sp...
AMES — Joel Lanning wanted to play when he warmed up on the sidelines during last season’s loss to Kansas. But was the strong-armed then-redshirt freshman ISU quarterback ready? In retrospect, not quite. “I would much rather be playing right now than back t...
AMES --- After Tuesday's practice, Paul Rhoads said that quarterback Sam Richardson continues to improve as a vocal leader as he starts his senior season behind center for the Cyclones. Richardson is firmly planted as the starter entering the season, but the b...
There is so much to write about these days. Iowa State is a phenomenal team to cover too because players and coaches are made available to the media five days a week. Because of the 24/7 media cycle that we live in these days, quotes become old, fast. Because of that, ...
AMES — Uneventful. In a word, that described Iowa State’s first practice of fall camp on Friday — and that’s a very, very good thing. Remember last year? Backup offensive lineman Ben Loth suffered a season and career-ending knee injury on day one. It set a...
