Iowa State pitches urgency to recruits amid rough season
Iowa State tailors recruiting to immediate impact as Coach Gene Chizik emphasizes earning playing time. Eleven true freshmen and five red shirt freshmen played this season, with 14 players verbally accepting scholarships for next year. Coaches plan nationwide visits as they try to hold onto pledges and add new talent to strengthen the Big 12 program.
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Ter’ran Benton
Ernest Ferguson
Carter Bykowski
Stephen Ruempelhamer
Iowa State
Panthers draw Maine in FCS playoffs seed No 3
Northern Iowa earns a No. 3 seed and will host Maine in the opening round at the UNI-Dome. Coach Mark Farley celebrated the home-field advantage amid bracket talk linking UNI to Southern Illinois and potential second-round host sites. Maine struggled through a 5-6 season, while James Madison, Appalachian State and Montana sit atop the field.
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MEAC
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Great West
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Appalachian State
Montana
Northern
ISU ready for nationals as cross country aims for top 10
Iowa State seeks a return to national prominence at the NCAA Championship in Terre Haute led by Kiel Uhl Guar Marial and Hillary Bor. Coach Corey Shmels oversees a squad aiming for a top 40 finish and All-American honors after last year’s 30th place showing.
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Corey Shmels
ISU
Shmels
Bill Bergan
Terre Haute
Ind
Thmels
Kiel Uhl
Guar Marial
Hillary Bor
Marial
Stillwater
Okla
Uhl
Kevin Born
Yonas Mebrahtu
Ihmels
Hawkeyes Crush in Big Ten Shutout Record Pace
Iowa powered past its opponent 62-10 in a Big Ten game, the largest margin since 2002. Mitch King and Amari Spievey keyed the defense as Ricky Stanzi threw three TDs and Derrell Johnson-Koulianos produced 181 receiving yards. Greene battled an ankle issue while earning praise for a generational season that energized teammates and fans.
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Stanzi
Johnson-Koulianos
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Angerer
Sicklerville
N.J
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Indiana
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