Sep 14, 2019; Ames, IA, USA; Iowa State Cyclone fans welcome defensive back Greg Eisworth (12) to the field before their game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
I love tailgating, though my expe...
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 ...
Former Iowa State running back Jeff Woody celebrates after his touchdown sealed a 37-31 double-overtime win over then-No. 2 Oklahoma State in 2011. Photo courtesy Cyclones.com
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I was able to connect with several former players who helped the Cyclones shoc...
Carter Bykowski in action during the 2011 Pinstripe Bowl. (Photo courtesy Iowa State Athletics Communications)
Weight plates clinked and crashed.
Players strained and shouted, powering through each set to the point of exhaustion.
It’s summer and it...
Oct 26, 2019; Ames, IA, USA; Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy (15) throws a pass against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the first quarter at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
The end of the decade is less than a month away.
Over...
Iowa State's football program has placed players on All-American lists as far back as the 1919 season when offensive guard Dick Barber became the first Cyclone All-American. Since 1961, Iowa State has had 25 players named to All-American teams, including a pair...
“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...
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 — When former Iowa State all-American linebacker Jake Knott needed a helping, but firm hand, he looked to Clayton Oyster. Time and again, Knott — who inked a two-year contract with the Miami Dolphins late last season — found the Cyclones’ then-assistant...
AMES — It’s a well-established fact that former ISU all-American Jake Knott regards the concept of self-pity the same way he often treated Big 12 running backs, quarterbacks and receivers. He attacks its underlying framework, tears it down, and stomps i...
