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 ...
AMES --- How about a little bit of good news on your Monday afternoon?If you woke up today curious about the status of wide receiver Jarvis West and offensive lineman Daniel Burton for Iowa State's showdown with No. 7 Baylor on Saturday afternoon, no worries....
AMES --- A week after the start of fall camp, Iowa State held its football media day on Sunday at Jack Trice Stadium and with that, head coach Paul Rhoads released a shiny new depth chart. While it wasn't exactly full of surprises, it does provide us an opportunity to go position-by-position and analyze key position battles that will ...
AMES --- The Cyclones have yet to pad up so far in fall camp but when it comes to naming a starting offensive line, that doesn't really matter. Paul Rhoads is confident that his group is set for the 2014 season opener vs. North Dakota State. “I think we have a starting five right now with (Brock) Dagel, (Daniel) Burton, Tom (Farni...
DALLAS --- Paul Rhoads was very clear about his plans for the junior college players that Iowa State’s flooded its roster with in the recruiting class of 2014. Other than defensive lineman Terry Ayeni (who will redshirt because of a torn ACL) and Devron Moore...
Happy Tuesday Cyclone Nation. It is time once again to empty out the ole mailbag. Before I do so, I want to give props to my good friend and Cyclone Fanatic columnist Brent Blum for this epic tweet during the severe weather that ripped through central Iowa last n...
Iowa State’s issues on the offensive line last season were well documented. The injuries piled up and as a result, so did the opposition’s sack numbers.Specifics: Iowa State started 10 different offensive linemen in at least a game last season. Six Cyclone off...
One of Iowa State’s many junior-college additions to Wally Burnham’s defense for 2014 recently proved an important point that is as underrated as any annually during spring football. Read the following quote from Gabe Luna, a 6-foot-1, 255-pound defensiv...
AMES --- National Signing Day and for that matter, the entire recruiting process isn’t for everybody. It is a lot to take in. Unlike basketball (that has 13), college football programs have 85 scholarships to fill annually, meaning that dozens upon dozens upon DO...
“He was 357 pounds of best player available.”Quotes like those tend to get fans keyed up about an incoming recruit. As does comparing a junior college offensive lineman to one of the best that Iowa State has ever seen, Kelechi Osemele, currently of the Balti...
