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Iowa State Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:10:29 PDT

Gene Chizik is far from disillusioned as he enters his second season as the Iowa State coach.

He recognizes that the rebuilding project he took on will require time to build talent through recruiting.

"There are many growing pains ahead," he said. "I feel athletically, we are still a little bit off where we need to be. We need to put together solid recruiting classes over and over (and then) you eventually claw your way to being competitive with some of the upper-echelon teams in this league."

A 3-8 finish last season includes a late surge in which the Cyclones won two of their last three games, though they still tied for last in the Big 12 North.

Although Chizik issued each of his players summer checklists filled with to-do items over the offseason, any...

Dateline Campustown: Seeing it differently (Rivals.com)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:44:00 PDT

It was enough to make you cancel your morning paper subscription. Post-game reports across the board for Iowa...

Spring Game Audio: Chizik post-game (Rivals.com)

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:49:00 PDT

Iowa State wrapped up spring football 2008 with its spring game scrimmage on a cold and gray day in front of...

Spring heats up for Iowa State QB hopefuls (CSTV U-WIRE)

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:41:05 PDT

We know Phillip Bates can catch the ball, but can he throw it?

ISU's starting defensive backs return in 2008 (CSTV U-WIRE)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:21:05 PDT

The ISU football team returns all four starters in the secondary from last season, but there is one problem.