Basketball

BABY PROHM: Just in case, a plan is in place

MILWAUKEE — Steve Prohm is planning on coaching his 5th-seeded Iowa State team this Thursday vs. Nevada (and hopefully Saturday vs. Purdue or Vermont) in the NCAA Tournament, but a backup plan is in place. That’s just in case his wife, Katie, happens to ...
Basketball

BLUM: Cyclone Legends on the Mic

It’s hard to believe it has been almost 14 years since the passing of Pete Taylor. Taylor was the Voice of the Cyclones for 33 years before his untimely death at the age of 57 on March 5, 2003. For the Cyclones that grew up listening to Pete, he was as much...
Football

CAMPBELL: ISU must “earn” the right to W’s

Sep 17, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell points to a football spot after a play in the second quarter against the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports AMES — What happens in Vega...
Football

A twist of fate: How Mike Warren made Ames home

AMES — Lou Ayeni fidgeted in his chair. Within days of arriving in Ames as Iowa State’s new running backs coach in January of 2014, one recruit’s name — Mike Warren — echoed in his mind. But Ayeni didn’t pipe up immediately about the talented, L...
Football

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Ellis Hobbs

AMES — One great play would win the game. That’s what echoed through Ellis Hobbs III’s mind as the pass drifted toward him. He pounced. He leaped, stood out, and ensured Iowa State’s ninth-ever bowl game would end in a somewhat rare triumph. The...

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