Iowa State has improved in three of Paul Rhoads' … Head Coach: Michael Richtman . (He did, however, rush for 119 yards against WVU.). With a full roster of his guys and potentially an answer at quarterback for once, he should be able to put his team in position to make its fourth bowl in five years. In 2010, Arnaud threw 290, and Tiller threw 82. Below, you'll find 64 players from the Iowa State Cyclones' roster listed. Richardson's sample size is not nearly big enough to determine that he's absolutely the answer, but one had to like his combination of decision-making and wheels. And with a good running game, strong secondary, and a potential answer at quarterback (again, I don't want to draw conclusions after three games -- Jared Barnett looked good after three games, as did Steele Jantz), there is hope for improvement here, too. If ISU is a top-30 or -40 team, then the Cyclones could go about 4-2 or 5-1 at home and perhaps as well as 3-3 or so on the road. Visit ESPN to view the Iowa Hawkeyes team roster for the current season. ...I will figure out a way to adjust recruiting rankings to assume that offensive linemen at schools like Iowa State and Wisconsin are going to play a full star rating higher than what they were assigned by Rivals.com or any other recruiting service. Iowa State did that with a nearly automatic red zone offense. Iowa State has improved overall in three of Rhoads' four seasons. The good news for ISU is that the defensive backs are already used to playing under duress. With Rhoads' recent history, it's probably safe to assume a season very close to 6-6 once again, but there's no question that ISU has some work to do to stay even in this incredibly deep Big 12. Teams are sometimes forced to deal with issues at quarterback; injuries happen, and sometimes you just pick the wrong guy at first. Must be the conditioning. Man causes $40K in damages while trying to write his name on Brewers’ field with tractor, visit Iowa State site Wide Right, Natty Lite, ISU was able to leave its cornerbacks without help and account for spread offenses without moving into a dime formation, No. Against a solid set of red zone defenses, the Cyclones averaged 6.7 points per trip inside the 5-yard line (27th in the country) and 5.5 points per trip inside the 20 (54th). Can ISU make it nine on a consistent basis? One of those two (Josh Lenz) is now gone. Awful. However, the rest of ISU's returning linebackers combined for 23.5 tackles and no disruption whatsoever. Of the 10 players targeted at least once per game, only two averaged better than a paltry 6.4 yards per target. They made only 74 trips inside the opponent 40 (102nd in the country), 51 inside the 20 (87th), and 40 inside the 5 (86th). He caught six of six passes for 76 yards versus Baylor, then caught four of six for 102 and a touchdown in the Liberty Bowl.