AMES — At first, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.ISU defensive lineman Mitchell Meyers simply received his Sunday practice instructions: Line up and play 3-technique.“So I did,” the 6-4, 262-pound sophomore from The Woodlands, Texas, said. Meyers had done th...
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...
At the ripe age of 72, Iowa State’s grizzled defensive coordinator Wally Burnham is now doing something that many 30-somethings have a hard time grasping.Welcome to the Twittersphere, coach. Burnham, who is about to begin his sixth year as the leader of Paul Rhoads’ defense in Ames, joined the social media phenomenon in June and...
AMES --- Iowa State is in a bit of a predicament when it comes to the kick return game. Aaron Wimberly, an elusive senior running back, is probably one of the top two guys for the job. However, his value to the offense is immense and as 2013 proved, Wimberly’s durability is a major question mark heading into the season.On the pre-ca...
AMES --- To state the obvious, Iowa State’s situation at defensive tackle heading into 2014 is less than ideal.During a tumultuous offseason, Paul Rhoads was forced to dismiss two seniors from the program for two different reasons. Rodney Coe, who had turn...
After releasing the designs of a new and improved bowled in south end zone a week ago today, Paul Rhoads’ Iowa State football program didn’t have to wait long to feel a boost in enthusiasm on the recruiting trail.While the Cyclones have yet to snag a commitment...
The weakest position on Iowa State’s football roster just received a positive boost of energy. Brandon Jensen, a fifth-year senior who quit the team in December, decided that he wanted to re-join the program on Thursday morning. Paul Rhoads, who has deliv...
It is the position group that on Wednesday night, Paul Rhoads said has the longest way to go. After losing two potential starters in Brandon Jensen and Rodney Coe for various reason, how will Iowa State respond at defensive tackle? Position coach Shane Burnham...
On Wednesday, a 14-month recruiting soap opera (that in reality really wasn’t much of a soap opera if you think about it) came to an end when Allen Lazard finally signed on the dotted line with Iowa State.UPDATE: On Tuesday, a somewhat similar story (consider...
AMES --- When it came to the actual letters being faxed, Iowa State’s National Signing Day was as boring as Danny Tanner's personality in Full House. Surprises, good or bad, did not exist. Easy-peasy. Wednesday was low on drama, up until Paul Rhoads went al...
