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NOTEBOOK: Redshirts burned, running game woes and more

 AMES — Tuesday, ISU coach Paul Rhoads hinted at the very real possibility true freshman running back Martinez Syria could see playing time in 2014 — and very soon. In Saturday’s 49-28 loss to Baylor, possibility met reality as Syria eventually became the prim...
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Baylor is Baylor in 49-28 win over ISU

AMES —Sam Richardson tried to make a play. Desperately. So much so that the ISU quarterback turned a certain sack into an interception. Down 14-7 to seventh-ranked Baylor and under siege early in the second quarter, Richardson attempted to evade a big los...
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It could have been worse

AMES — Believe it or not, there is actually some decent news to report from Iowa State’s (1-3) 49-28 loss to Baylor (4-0) on Saturday night.The Cyclones won’t play a better offense (and maybe team) the rest of the season. The carnage that you all just wi...
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Epic: Looking back at Jake Knott’s ISU curtain call

  AMES — The phone buzzed. Paul Rhoads recognized the number. “Hi, coach,” said the voice on the other end that fateful October, 2012 day.   It was supposed to be a farewell call — a too-soon parting message from a formerly unwanted athlete who became Rh...
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Monday Musings: Putting pressure on the O

AMES --- If Big 12 football were the cast of Saved by the Bell, Baylor would be Kelly Kapowski.Smokin’ hot.Last year, Iowa State would have equated to one of those chess nerds.In 2014, Baylor, which currently boasts the top-ranked offense in America heading ...
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Baylor, 2013: “Burn the tape”

AMES — Forget that film. Bury it, let dust smother it, consign it to ancient history. That’s essentially the approach ISU has taken to last season’s 71-7 loss at Baylor. All digital remnants of that debacle have been digested, archived and fully forgotten. ...
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MAILBAG: Bye week edition

 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...
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NOTEBOOK: The second season is underway

AMES --- From the standpoint of game preparation, Iowa State’s 2014 football schedule could not have been scripted more favorably.Iowa State’s first three games were against the most (power) run-oriented teams that the Cyclones will see all season. Now, I...

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