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Nebraska Staves Off Iowa State in OT

By FanHouse StaffNov 6th 2010 – 7:30PM

Trailing by one point in overtime and lining up for the game-tying extra point, Iowa State coach Paul Rhoades decided to roll the dice. The Cyclones faked it and went for a two-point conversion instead, which would have been good for the upset victory. Instead, Nebraska intercepted the pass and held on for the 31-30 win....

Like Old Times: Iowa Smacks Iowa State

By Mark HastySep 12th 2009 – 4:21PM

Riding a pass defense that kept the field clogged all afternoon long, the Iowa Hawkeyes broke a six-year road jinx with a 35-3 victory over Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames.Six Cyclone turnovers combined with a plethora of other mental errors to doom Paul Rhoads' team. Quarterback Austen Arnaud simply couldn't find...

Alexander Robinson News From the Web

  • 05/20/12 Mercer grads told to write their own life story Source: Quad-Cities Online - Moline IL The places Mercer County High School graduates are off to are great places "with their heads full of brains their shoes full of feet," Karly Jo Matlick, one of four co-valedictorians said Sunday during her address to the class, friends and family.

Background on Alexander Robinson

Alexander "Buck Alec" Robinson (c. 1901 – 1995) was a boxer, loyalist paramilitary and Ulster Special Constabulary reservist.

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