Basketball

MONDAY MUSINGS: Enjoy the ride

Iowa State defeated Drake by 29 points at the Big Four Classic on Saturday and to my amateur eye, the Cyclones hardly even broke a sweat.Shortly after the drubbing, the Cyclone Nation received an early Christmas present in the form of another highly touted transfer,...
Basketball

Monday Musings: Jan. 7, 2013 Edition

AMES --- I guess I didn’t think about it as much as I should have back in say, October, but geez – the way that Iowa State’s basketball schedule is set up to begin the Big 12 is brutal.The Cyclones have played one game since Dec. 19. In that one game, an 8...
Football

The Breakdown: Iowa State @ Oklahoma

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsWhat: Iowa State (6-4, 3-4) @ No. 12/11 Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2) When: Saturday, Nov. 26 @ 11 a.m. Where: Norman, Okla. TV/Radio: FX --- The Cyclone Radio NetworkIowa State is on a ...
Football

Tight end competition, integral for offense

By Ian Smith, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor Follow Ian on Twitter @IanWSmith3Kurt Hammerschmidt (pictured above) has a great description of what an Iowa State tight end should be.“I like to consider us like a Hybrid Escalade,” the junior said.That’s beca...
Football

Future Cyclone Bevins has unlimited potential

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsPotential.That's what the Iowa State coaching staff sees in Collin Bevins, a 6-foot-5, 230-pound defensive end out of Creston, Iowa.Bevins committed to his primary recruiter Luke...
Football

Spring Football: Finding the next Franklin

By Ian Smith, CycloneFanatic.com ContributorAMES – Luke Wells has been dealt a heck of an assignment for his first week in a new job. He must find the next Collin Franklin.After coaching wide receivers the past two seasons, Wells was announced as tight ends c...
Football

Notebook: Spring Fever

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Football junkies, your time has come. Iowa State’s spring football season officially began on Tuesday in Ames. Below is a notebook from Paul Rhoads’ opening spring press conference. I’ll be posting a blog wi...

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