AMES --- First things first, let me give credit where it is due. Iowa State did exactly what it was supposed to do in a 38-13 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday.We can all nitpick – and I will do that in this column – but all week long, the convers...
AMES — Every Saturday, ISU linebacker Jordan Harris and free safety Kamari Cotton-Moya lock eyes and share a few meaningful, hard-hitting words. “We tell each other we’ve got to hit everything that moves until they hit the ground,” said Harris, who ra...
AMES — Sam Richardson didn’t flinch when asked about the next stage of development for Iowa State’s offense.“The red zone was big,” Iowa State’s senior quarterback said Tuesday when looking back at a 30-23 double-overtime loss at Toledo. “It was k...
AMES – The Cyclones are a two-touchdown favorite in a Big 12 game. The Big 12 is bananas. Oh, and it’s time to seriously start thinking about basketball.Read about all of that and more today in Monday Musings.1 – Iowa State should be a two-touchdown (and change) favorite...
The Cyclones (1-2) had a chance to clinch a win at Toledo (2-0) when they got the ball on their own 26-yard line with 5:35 to play and the score tied at 20 on Saturday night. Iowa State then drove into Rockets territory before setting up a 32-yard field goal fo...
AMES — Quenton Bundrage’s smile broadened, reaching its peak when he heard the word “touchdown.” It’s been a long road back for Iowa State’s standout wide receiver, who missed all but four snaps of 2014 because of an ACL tear. In last Saturday�...
The majority of Toledo coach Matt Campbell's weekly press conference was spent rehashing his program's historic 16-12 victory over Arkansas, but the Cyclones did get some play as well. Specifically, Campbell pointed out his respect for Iowa State's fifth-year qu...
It has been one of the most talked about decisions from the Cy-Hawk game on Saturday that was pivotal even though it happened in the second quarter.The Cyclones were leading Iowa 10-3 and had the ball moving near midfield. On 3rd & 8, Sam Richardson hit Allen Laz...
AMES — Allen Lazard, Quenton Bundrage, D’Vario Montgomery — and let’s not forget Dondre Daley and Jauan Wesley. Coming into the 2015 season, Iowa State quarterback Sam Richardson seemed poised to spark lightning from each of his five fingertips as he c...
AMES --- If you expected more out of Iowa State’s offense in Saturday’s 31-17 loss to Iowa, you’re not alone. To a lesser degree, the same could have be said after a satisfying, but not gratifying week one victory over UNI.So here’s a brutally candid take for...
