AMES — Every day at the crack of dawn, Jay Jones smoothed out any imperfections by hand, then pulled the four corners of fabric taut. His remade bed at Georgia Military College essentially became a springboard. Then, he tested his handiwork. “No wrinkles and pop t...
AMES — As Jordan Harris pounced, tucked the fumble, than stood up with the football in his hands, he felt confident — almost certain — that the offense would respond. “I thought it was game time then,” said the Iowa State linebacker, whose clutch rec...
AMES — Butterflies briefly hit Iowa State linebacker Jordan Harris during the spirit walk that preceded last week’s season-opening 31-7 win over Northern Iowa. First start. First snaps. First game in an Iowa State uniform for the former Copiah-Lincoln (Miss...
AMES --- Evaluating any season opening victory is preposterously difficult for an over-thinking hack like myself. This is especially the case in the sport of college football, where fans and media alike spend a lengthy seven month offseason dissecting rosters,...
AMES — First Dale Pierson needed to evade a cut block. Then the Iowa State defensive end looked up and saw Demond Tucker and Gabe Luna pressuring Northern Iowa quarterback Aaron Bailey. Pierson knew what came next. He made his read. Bailey threw the ball. It landed right betwe...
AMES --- It was a fun and wild night inside Jack Trice Stadium.Fans, players and coaches celebrated the opening of the newly-renovated south end zone. The Cyclones unveiled their highly-touted JUCO transfers that were set to reinvigorate the defense.Oh, and Iowa S...
AMES — Last spring, an ankle injury hindered Dondre Daley’s progress as a pass catcher at Iowa State. This spring, a torn rotator cuff put the speedy junior from Tarpon Springs (Fla.) High School on the shelf for about six months. Stinks, right? “Ba...
AMES — Jordan Harris likes to hit people.That's no secret, of course, but having to redshirt last season delayed the unveiling of his big-hitting ability, until now."I was frustrated because I didn’t know what was going on,” the 6-0, 233-pound juni...
AMES — It’s often an afterthought. When one thinks of defensive football players, the term “nickel” doesn’t usually spring to mind. Jay Jones aims to change that. Hint: He’ll debut at nickel for Iowa State this fall — and likely as a starter, ...
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...
