AMES — Mitchell Meyers began the conversation by giving thanks. He expressed deep appreciation for family, teammates, coaches, doctors, nurses, fans and random people flung across the country. "It's not just Twitter, it's letters in the mail," said t...
AMES — Quenton Bundrage made one cut, then hugged the sideline and ran. The big-play Iowa State wide receiver felt strong. Fast and free. Not remotely focused on the past, which included a torn ACL four plays into the 2014 season. “Not at all,” ...
AMES --- If you attend Saturday’s Cyclone Gridiron Club Spring Game (1 p.m. at Jack Trice Stadium) hoping to learn more about Iowa State’s new junior college offensive and defensive linemen, prepare yourself to be disappointed.By design, the big dudes will...
AMES — One last time through the Jack Trice Stadium tunnel. One last time to serve as a leader on his hometown field. “It will be emotional,” said ISU senior defensive end and captain Cory Morrissey, who will play his last home game Saturday at 11 a.m. aga...
AMES — Iowa State center Tom Farniok’s pushed his once-undersized and now all-Big 12 caliber 6-4, 301-pound frame to its outer limits for four seasons. He’s set to start for the 45th time in 47 possible games after redshirting in 2009 and enters Satur...
AMES — Sam Richardson pushed and pushed last week, trying to get ready for Saturday’s game at Kansas. The ISU junior quarterback’s banged-up throwing shoulder simply wouldn’t respond well enough to make playing a wise decision, so Richardson sat out...
Right or wrong, the overwhelming majority of chatter “out there” suggests that Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads will return for a seventh season in Ames despite going 3-9 a year ago. After Saturday’s “embarrassing” (Rhoads’ own word) 3...
ISU coach Paul Rhoads called it "a short list," but his tongue firmly planted itself into the side of his cheek.So, coach, what key areas need improvement after Saturday’s 34-14 loss at Kansas? “Oh,” Rhoads began on today’s Big 12 coaches’...
Rock. Chalk. Smack talk.Kansas played — and spoke — with swagger Saturday against Iowa State and the scoreboard reflected the long-suffering Jayhawks’ confidence. The not-even-close final: Kansas 34, the Cyclones 14 in Lawrence. The Jayhawks (3-6, 1-...
It is entirely possible that I apply my anecdotal thinking selectively to suit my own needs - actually, it’s a guarantee - but I have often thought that people in general tend to over-complicate simple situations and oversimplify the complicated situations. I ...
