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Big 12 North Gets Nostalgic

The Big 12 North remains a ways from returning to the prominence it enjoyed when the conference first formed in the late 1990s, but if Saturday's matchup between Kansas State and Nebraska for the division title is any indication then better days are certainly on the horizon. After years of struggles by the Kansas State...

Iowa State's Arnaud Set to Return

Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads says junior quarterback Austen Arnaud is ready to return to the Cyclones starting lineup this week when they take on Oklahoma State. Arnaud, a two-year starter for the Cyclones, has been sidelined the last weeks with a bruised throwing hand. He was injured during the Oct. 17 win over...

Big 12 Notebook: North by North Mess

It's just three weeks into the full-swing of Big 12 play but the North Division is looking like any of the six teams could win the race. That doesn't necessarily bode well at all for the weaker half of the two-division league. Nebraska and Kansas came into the season as the presumed favorites to represent the North, but...

Like Old Times: Iowa Smacks Iowa State

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...

Pickin' On the Big Ten: Can Anybody Here Coach This Game?

Every Thursday, Pickin' On the Big Ten previews the weekend's action, even when the truth is ugly. It was a bad week for vowels. The seven Big Ten schools whose names start with consonants played anywhere from OK to brilliantly this past weekend. The four that start with vowels -- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio State...

PaulRhoads News From the Web

05/30/12 Rhoads and Cyclones Ready to Build on Momentum in... Source: Bleacher Report 2011 was an exciting year for Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads and the Cyclones.
05/23/12 Cyclones enjoy a more stable Big 12 Source: Omaha World-Herald - Omaha NE Talking about conference realignment has become a lot more fun for those associated with Iowa State athletics.
05/22/12 Rhoads thinks Cyclones' O-line deeper than ever Source: Sioux City Journal - Sioux City IA AMES, Iowa | Paul Rhoads expects the summer to be a season of growth for the Iowa State offensive line.
05/18/12 Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies light up Hilton Source: Iowa State Daily - IA State Univ - Ames IA With just four short words, honorary Games chairwoman Lana Voga brought the nearly 3,000 Special Olympics athletes at Hilton Coliseum to their feet and into an uproar as she declared the 2012 Games open Thursday night.
05/12/12 PAUL RHOADS RIDES FOR MOM Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads already has a reputation of being emotional, based on viral videos showing his energized postgame speeches.