• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Sports / Iowa State looks to bounce back from loss at Texas

Iowa State looks to bounce back from loss at Texas

November 5, 2012 By Todd Kimm

Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads says the Cyclones will face the Big-12’s hottest team this weekend when they visit Texas. After dropping back-to-back games to West Virginia and Oklahoma the Longhorns have won three straight and are 7-2 after beating Texas Tech on the road.

“Sometimes you hit that rhythm that I talk about at different points of the season. They’ve had a couple of tough losses in a row against good football teams, and they’ve bounced back and they are playing very well in all their phases, all their units,” Rhoads says.

The Cyclones stunned the Longhorns in their last trip to Austin in 2010. Rhoads says they played a sound football game and executed well after playing poorly and he says that was the most pleasing part that his teamed responded and played well and he hopes they do the same this week.

But Rhoads says most fresh in his memory is last year’s lopsided loss at home to the Longhorns when they were 3-0 and he says Texas came out in the first half “and just put it on us.”

Rhoads felt the linebackers played well in Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma but the loss of Jake Knott was evident. Jeremiah George replaced Knott in the lineup who is out after undergoing surgery on his injured shoulder. He says George graded out well productivity wise, but not in all of his execution in where he was supposed to be.

Texas coach Mack Brown is a frequent target of criticism from Longhorn fans but Rhoads says he remains one of the best coaches in college football who understands the game and how to manage the game.

Brown says the Longhorns expect a hard fought game as the Cyclones play a physical style. Brown says despite two bad games quarterback David Ash is having an outstanding season, and has played as well as any quarterback in the country.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Cyclones, Football

Featured Stories

Governor signs Iowa Renewable Fuels Standard into law

Jury returns guilty verdict in shooting death of State Trooper

Summit has easements for 20% of carbon pipeline route through Iowa

Morel mushroom hunters on hold without warmer conditions

Trinity Health aquiring all MercyOne health properties

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa Special Olympics Summer games set to open in Ames

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 5/16/22

Iowa assistant coach Kirk Speraw to retire

Northern Iowa prepares for Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament

T.J. Otzelberger announces staff changes at Iowa State

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC