Three kneel downs and a punt. That’s all Iowa State apparently needed to hold on and finally crush its Bill Snyder-based Kansas State curse. None of that happened, obviously. Shockingly, the Wildcats won, 38-35. And how it happened boggles the imagination almost as...
AMES — Paul Rhoads took the podium and spoke calmly, coolly and as if every ounce of energy had been drained from his body. The demonstrative Iowa State coach didn’t pound his fist and decry controversial calls — which obviously existed in Saturday’s...
AMES — There were hugs, handshakes, maybe even some tears in the wake of Iowa State's 24-0 pounding of Texas Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium. Iowa State defensive coordinator Wally Burnham found himself in the middle of it all — and the joyous post-victory m...
AMES — Iowa State star receiver Allen Lazard composed the tweet a few hours after last week’s 45-27 loss at Baylor. He wanted to encapsulate the defiant and energized mood of an improving team that nonetheless had dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big 1...
AMES — Paul Rhoads gives injury updates for Gabe Luna, Jhaustin Thomas and Levi Peters Tuesday night heading into Iowa State's game with TCU. The Cyclones and Horned Frogs will scare off Saturday night at 6 in Jack Trice Stadium. See Rhoads' injury updates ...
Some of the Cyclone Fanatics may know this about me and some may not. I am a guy who really likes school. Well, the subjects that are interesting. The other subjects were like pulling teeth. Football and science are interchangeably cool in my book. I couldn’t get a...
AMES — Levi Peters may not be the fastest linebacker or the hardest hitter, but there is one trait he doesn’t lack: toughness. After suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon last season, there aren’t many things that could keep the senior linebacker off the f...
AMES — Sam Richardson didn’t flinch when asked about the next stage of development for Iowa State’s offense.“The red zone was big,” Iowa State’s senior quarterback said Tuesday when looking back at a 30-23 double-overtime loss at Toledo. “It was k...
HUMBOLDT, IOWA --- This entire RVTV experience has been incredible but I had an especially memorable moment at a bar called the Knotty Pine in Humboldt Wednesday night.An enthusiastic man approached me and introduced himself as the father of Iowa State linebacker L...
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,...
