AMES — As a youngster, Nick Fett drove a golf cart into a country club sand trap.As a walk-on tackle-turned-guard, the Iowa State lineman helped push running back Mike Warren into the corridor of history as a 1,000-yard rusher. Not a bad approach shot for the fi...
AMES --- Evaluating any season opening victory is preposterously difficult for an over-thinking hack like myself. This is especially the case in the sport of college football, where fans and media alike spend a lengthy seven month offseason dissecting rosters,...
AMES — It began with a cut. A bad contusion, but one that would seemingly heal quickly, allowing ISU’s athletic 6-8 offensive tackle Brock Dagel to be back on his feet, strong and healthy, primed for a breakout 2014 season. It didn’t happen. A staph i...
DALLAS --- During a 15 minute one-on-one interview session that I was able to snag with Iowa State quarterback Sam Richardsonon Tuesday at the Big 12’s media day, I asked him about the offensive line.In general, Richardson gave a rather predictable answer bu...
DALLAS --- Tis’ the season.The Big 12 is hosting its annual two-day media event at the Omni in Dallas this week and with that, Iowa State released its pre-fall camp depth chart on Monday morning.Below are need-to-know notes along with some analysis.NOTABLE OMI...
The Big 12 will hold its annual media day event in Dallas on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Unofficially, the season is here. Here’s a football-only mailbag to get you guys in the mood.Daserop writes: For ISU football what position concerns you the most an...
Because of #HoibergWatch that went on for what seemed like half a century, I feel like Iowa State fans were essentially robbed off their offseason in 2015. Believe it or not, the Big 12’s annual football media day event is going to go down in exactly two we...
AMES — Chris Williams is off guzzling Busch Lights somewhere, so it falls upon this old hack’s calloused finger tips to assemble a column based on today’s post-scrimmage interviews with ISU coach Paul Rhoads, defensive coordinator Wally Burnham and offensive coo...
AMES — A smile crossed Demond Tucker’s face at the mere mention of his pal, Jordan Harris. The two highly-touted junior college prospects and former teammates at Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) Community College rekindled a chemistry-based bond as soon as Tucker, a defe...
AMES — The words Jake Campos yearned to hear came so abruptly, so unexpectedly, they didn’t fully resonate. “You’re starting Saturday,” coaches told the highly-touted then-redshirt freshman offensive tackle the Wednesday before last season’s matchup wit...
