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WILLIAMS: Reason for optimism up front on D?

AMES --- It seems like throughout the course of history, the only luck that Iowa State football has had on its defensive line is bad.Late in the McCarney years, the most talented defensive player I’ve ever seen in a Cyclone uniform, Jason Berryman, just could...
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Trench talk: JUCOs aim to shore up depleted interior

 AMES — Iowa State offensive line coach Brandon Blaney needed to execute a mental rewind. The Patrick Scoggins he’d met via video highlights flashed the prototypical blend of meanness and skill he seeks in an interior lineman. The one he’d met in person? A p...
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MONDAY MUSINGS: Weekend reaction

AMES --- Quick hits on this and that surrounding Iowa State athletics and the Big 12 Conference on your Monday morning…ON IOWA STATE FOOTBALL*** I don’t have a vast overview from Iowa State’s 59-14 loss to Oklahoma for you this morning. I described what ...
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Jensen an extra coach for young D-tackles group

 AMES — Brandon Jensen didn’t flinch. For four-plus months during Iowa’s coldest winter in 30 years, the Iowa State defense tackle stuck by his decision to leave the team. School had intensified. Life had, too. “No one wanted me to leave,” Jensen...
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ISU QB Sam Richardson’s on pace to break a record

 AMES — Mistakes used to stick with ISU quarterback Sam Richardson. They’d stew, simmer and linger within his brain. Now miscues provoke a dismissive laugh and don’t impact the junior’s play moving forward. “I kind of just shake them off,” Rich...
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Cory Morrissey’s goal: (At least) one sack per game

 AMES — ISU rising star Cory Morrissey’s on a mission to slam, upend and crumple opposing quarterbacks at an elite rate. So far, so good.  The senior defensive end is tied with Malcom Brown of Texas for the Big 12 lead in sacks through three games. Both avera...

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