AMES — The phone buzzed. Paul Rhoads recognized the number. “Hi, coach,” said the voice on the other end that fateful October, 2012 day. It was supposed to be a farewell call — a too-soon parting message from a formerly unwanted athlete who became Rh...
AMES — The cherished Cy-Hawk Series memories popped like flash bulbs in Paul Rhoads’ mind. There’s 1998: When the current ISU head coach mentored the Cyclone linebackers during a dominant, Darren Davis-led 27-9 triumph at Iowa that snapped a 15-game skid agains...
AMES — It’s April of 2011. The air is crisp; the tulips in full bloom as then-true freshman Iowa State linebacker Jevohn Miller’s padding up for his first spring game. Miller, now a senior for the Cyclones, had arrived on the ISU campus early after finishing ...
AMES — There’s a freshly-minted No.1 MIKE linebacker in Ames and Cyclone defensive coordinator Wally Burnham rustled up an Old West reference to explain why Alton Meeks is that guy.“He’s stayed a step ahead of the posse, so to speak, and done a few more...
AMES — Former Iowa State all-American linebacker Jake Knott spoke.Brother Luke — a Cyclone up-and-comer at the position — listened.“He told me I’m going to come back better than ever,” Luke Knott said last November as he prepared to undergo season-e...
The NFL's preseason has technically already begun, but Thursday will be an active night with six games being on the docket. Friday night is jam-packed too. According to our unofficial calculations, 15 former Cyclones are in NFL camps this summer. Want to watch them? Here is a list of who is playing where. We have also linked that pl...
As we do each and every year, CycloneFanatic.com recently sat down with Iowa State football's strength and conditioning coach, Yancy McKnight. It's a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what happens within the trenches of a college football program. In today's por...
Former Iowa State linebacker Jake Knott has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2014 regular season.Knott, who was a first-team All Big 12 linebacker for the Cyclones in 2012, recorded six tackles in 12 games last season for the Philadelp...
*** Leonard Johnson had two tackles, one solo, in the Buccaneers 27-24 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Johnson now has 35 total tackles, 28 solo, for the winless Bucs.*** A.J. Klein had three tackles, one solo, in the Carolina Panthers’ 34-10 win over ...
Recapping how former Cyclones fared in week 8 of the NFL season. ***Leonard Johnson picked up a season high five solo tackles in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday. Johnson now has 33 tackles, 27 solo, for the 0-7 Bu...
