Nov 28, 2015; Morgantown, WV, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Paul Rhoads watches from the sidelines during the first quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Former Iowa State fo...
Dec 5, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State defensive back Greg Eisworth II (12) celebrates a stop for the ISU defense during their football game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. Iowa State takes a 21-0 lead over West Virginia into halftime. Mandatory Credit: Bri...
Nov 27, 2020; Austin, Texas, USA; Iowa State Cyclones tight end Charlie Kolar (88) avoids tackle from Texas Longhorns defensive back Caden Sterns (7) in the third quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Spor...
Former Iowa State running back Jeff Woody celebrates after his touchdown sealed a 37-31 double-overtime win over then-No. 2 Oklahoma State in 2011. Photo courtesy Cyclones.com
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I was able to connect with several former players who helped the Cyclones shoc...
Alexander Robinson, ISU's fourth all-time leading rusher, in action. (Photo courtesy Iowa State Athletics Communications).
Alexander Robinson felt alone. He felt homesick — sitting in Ames, Iowa, three hours south of his home, the Twin Cities.
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Austin McBeth's experience as a student-athlete at Iowa State was perhaps one of the most unique since the turn of the century. Originally a member of Paul Rhoads' football program in the 2010 season, McBeth eventually found his way onto the men's basketball r...
Carter Bykowski in action during the 2011 Pinstripe Bowl. (Photo courtesy Iowa State Athletics Communications)
Weight plates clinked and crashed.
Players strained and shouted, powering through each set to the point of exhaustion.
It’s summer and it...
Former ISU great Stevie Johnson played on the Larry Eustachy-coached Elite Eight basketball team in 2000, then played on the Dan McCarney-coached football squad that won nine games — a program record. (Photo courtesy ISU Athletics Communications)
Editor's note: This story was...
Oct 26, 2019; Ames, IA, USA; Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy (15) throws a pass against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the first quarter at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
The end of the decade is less than a month away.
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Lost in the shuffle recently like a fumble from the hands of Niles Paul was the 10-year anniversary of one of the weirdest and improbable outcomes in Iowa State football history: a 9-7 win in Memorial Stadium against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on October 24, 2009.
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