By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliams The college football encyclopedia himself, Phil Steele, recently released his preseason All-Big 12 teams for the upcoming 2012 season.Steele tends to dig a little bit deeper than most analysts. In fac...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliams AMES --- Last year's quarterback competition was fun. This spring's battle will be heated.Those were the words of Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads before his team to...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsAfter Iowa State's Wednesday practice, a member of the media asked head coach Paul Rhoads how his team is using its first bye week of the 2011 season."Rest," Rhoads...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsTempo.That was the word that kept coming off out of Paul Rhoads' mouth after Iowa State's mini scrimmage on Wednesday.Offensive tempo is at a pace that Rhoads hasn't seen durin...
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...
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...
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...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherRight now, we have no idea who Iowa State's starting quarterback will be in 2011. We do know one thing for sure though. That guy won't have the luxury of throwing the football to Collin Franklin.Franklin, Iowa Stat...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherComing off of what was maybe the biggest win in Iowa State football history, it was an active Monday inside of the Jacobson Athletic Building in Ames. As always, head football coach Paul Rhoads met with members of the...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherWhat’s up fanatics? I’m getting close to wrapping up our first media Monday of the 2010 Iowa State football season. Paul Rhoads met with reporters earlier today. CLICK HERE for a copy of the transcript. Here are a few of my thoughts on what we learned today.On the redshirtsPla...
