AMES --- How about a little bit of good news on your Monday afternoon?If you woke up today curious about the status of wide receiver Jarvis West and offensive lineman Daniel Burton for Iowa State's showdown with No. 7 Baylor on Saturday afternoon, no worries....
I can’t not write on a September Saturday afternoon. As my wife often tells me, I have problems. While you are all out at a local pumpkin patch, catching up on yard work or sitting around your house watching the rest of the country play football, I figur...
AMES --- Despite some semi-bleak external expectations for the 2014 Iowa State football season (depending on who you talk to), the opening week of the season is always an exciting time here at CycloneFanatic.com.In fact, this is my favorite time of year. We are in that transition from summer to fall and football will be on the radar...
AMES — Speed has its limitations.Without precision, it amounts simply to running around, and as recently-crowned starter at left defensive end Mitchell Meyers said, “it’s no good.”Meyers, however, has been plenty good throughout fall camp — so much so...
AMES — ISU coaches are still high on JUCO transfer defensive end Trent Taylor, but he isn't slated to start — yet, anyway.Cyclone coach Paul Rhoads said Monday that Mitchell Meyers, a 6-4, 262-pound sophomore has earned the No. 1 spot at left end.Cory Morrissey, of course, has locked down the top spot at right end.“Mitchell Me...
AMES --- Heading into his senior season at Iowa State, defensive end Cory Morrissey has the reputation of being a nice player. At 6-foot-4, 260-pounds, his body is top notch. Morrissey is a smart kid who is known as one of the hardest workers on Paul Rhoads’ team. Again, he is a nice player, but could the former Gilbert Tiger be mor...
AMES --- A week after the start of fall camp, Iowa State held its football media day on Sunday at Jack Trice Stadium and with that, head coach Paul Rhoads released a shiny new depth chart. While it wasn't exactly full of surprises, it does provide us an opportunity to go position-by-position and analyze key position battles that will ...
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I was not surprised to wake up on Friday morning to intense lightning, earsplitting thunder and heavy rain in central Iowa. The football gods are furious about what went down in Ames last night.Sure, Iowa State had its chances. Put one in the endzone on that s...
This Iowa State football game preview/prediction is brought to you by our good friends at Fareway. Click on the above ad for awesome tailgate recipes for the upcoming tailgate season. What: Iowa State vs. Northern IowaWhere: Jack Trice StadiumWhen: Saturday, Aug. 31 at 7 p....
