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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State defensive back Jeremiah Cooper is one of 42 defensive backs named to the prestigious Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List.

Cooper is one of five Big 12 players to earn a spot on the list. He has now been named to three preseason watch lists, also earning a spot on the Nagurski Trophy and Lott Impact Trophy Watch Lists.

Cooper, a junior from El Paso, Texas, is a preseason All-Big 12 selection after earning first-team honors in 2023. He played and started 11 games last season and finished second in the Big 12 Conference and sixth nationally with five interceptions. Cooper tallied 45 tackles and ranked fourth nationally in passes defended per game (1.4).

The Cyclones open the season August 31 against 2023 FCS Playoff qualifier North Dakota.

In case you missed any of these as they were posted throughout the last week and a half, here are the links to each one.

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Starting experience returns at all five spots in the secondary for Iowa State, which is solid once again on the back end of coordinator Jon Heacock's defense.

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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger has named Erik Crawford and Stevie Taylor as assistant coaches. Crawford has spent the past two seasons as the Director of Player Development, while Taylor was the Assistant Director of Player Development last season.

The 2023-24 Cyclones won the Big 12 Championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Cyclones finished with a 29-8 overall record and 13-5 league record, the second-most wins in school history. The 37 games played are tied for the most in program history. The Cyclones went a perfect 18-0 at Hilton Coliseum, the fifth undefeated year in the building's history. Iowa State had seven Top 25 victories on the year, including two wins over Houston when they were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 and a victory over No. 7 Kansas.

During Crawford’s two seasons in Ames, the Cyclones have advanced to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments.

“Erik has been an unbelievable resource for the young men in our program,” Otzelberger said. “He has created tremendous value in improving our guy’s perimeter shooting and designing a plan of attack to be successful offensively. He has been a terrific asset to our coaching staff and program. We’re very happy for Erik.”

Crawford played a pivotal role in Tamin Lipsey's increased production during his sophomore season in 2023-24. Lipsey was just 5-of-25 from 3-point range as a freshman, but went 45-of-115 (39.1%) in his sophomore year. He also increased his rebound average from 4.0 to 4.6, while turning the ball over fewer times and increasing his assist total by 30. He averaged 7.3 points as a freshman and moved that number to 12.4 as a sophomore.

Taylor joined the Cyclones prior to the 2023-24 season.

“Stevie has worked countless hours with our guys in the player development department and their skill development putting time into their game,” Otzelberger said. “We’re excited for him and this step forward for him and his career.”

The Cyclones open the 2024-25 season Nov. 4 against Mississippi Valley State at Hilton Coliseum.

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AMES, Iowa – For the second-straight season, Iowa State wide receiver Jaylin Noel has been named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List presented by Texas Roadhouse. The award is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football.

A Second Team All-Big 12 selection a season ago, Noel finished with 66 receptions for 820 yards and seven touchdowns. His 66 catches were the seventh-most in a single season in ISU history and the fourth-most among Big 12 players last season.

The Kansas City, Mo. native has a reception in 32 consecutive games, tied for the fourth-longest active streak nationally and the fourth-longest streak in school history, and multiple receptions in 15-straight games.

Noel also handled kick and punt return duties for the Cyclones in 2023 and averaged 8.5 yards per punt return and 27.2 yards per kick return. He is the first FBS player since 2014 to have four 50-plus yard receptions, two 50-yard kick returns and two 30-yard punt returns in a season.

The Cyclones open the season August 31 against 2023 FCS Playoff qualifier North Dakota.

Started streaming it. Very good, but not for everybody. It won a pile of awards. Basically a story of a dysfunctional family that runs a funeral home. It's billed as a comedy in some reviews, but I wouldn't agree. It has some really funny scenes and comments at times, but so did "Breaking Bad" and "The Sopranos" and "Dexter." They weren't comedies, either.

If you want to see a deer-in-headlights moment, watch the new UCLA Coach at Big Ten MEDIA Days. Just Brutal.

The interviews and content you’ve provided are greatly appreciated…especially your recent sit down with Jamie. Thank you

Although the Cyclones are dealing with the graduation of multi-year starter Gerry Vaughn and season-ending knee injury to Carson Willich suffered during the spring, they're in pretty good shape.

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It seems as though we are announcing new uniforms tomorrow based on this teaser:

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A position that remains largely intact heading into the 2024 campaign is the defensive line and that should make the Cyclones better all around on this side of the ball.

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Be careful what you ask for……

Before you know it, Bill will be asking us to write the articles….. 😆

Psyclone, you’re up first.

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Was surfing at caught a bit of his show today. He was talking squawks as having a >decent chance at one of the 12 playoff slots. Made me want to puke. I guess he's changed from his fake ID of college FB days. He looks down his nose at the BIg XII. Gave Utah one of the slots as conf champ.

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State safeties Jeremiah Cooper and Beau Freyler have been named to the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, presented annually to the nation’s defensive player of the year.

Cooper and Freyler are two of 16 safeties on the list and the only safety teammates featured. In total, 75 defensive players from 56 schools are represented on the list.

Cooper, a junior from El Paso, Texas, is a preseason All-Big 12 selection after earning first-team honors in 2023. He played and started 11 games last season and finished second in the Big 12 Conference and sixth nationally with five interceptions. Cooper tallied 45 tackles and ranked fourth nationally in passes defended per game (1.4).

Freyler, a Colorado Springs, Colorado native, enters his senior season following an All-Big 12 performance as a junior in 2023. He compiled 107 tackles, becoming the first Cyclone to reach 100 tackles in a season since 2017. Freyler tied for fourth among Big 12 players for tackles and also had three interceptions and five pass breakups.

The Cyclones open the season August 31 against 2023 FCS Playoff qualifier North Dakota.

Iowa State will enjoy continuity in both the coaching and player ranks here after enduring its share of growing pains in position coach Ryan Clanton's first season in Ames.

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Elon Musk very smartly shows why Democrats want illegals in this country. 2 Ways they massively benefit the democrats. One, they are trying to legalize them so they can vote. And #2, which is even more important, the census only counts people, not citizenship. If you deport all the illegals in the country, blue states would lose seats on apportionment, beyond the amount they expect to lose in 2030 (which is 13 seats). If you deport all the illegals, then blue states will lose an additional 20 seats just due to the deportation.

Think what would happen if we deport all the illegals on top of the decline in blue states normally, in 2030, blue states could in theory lose 33 seats to apportionment. This would give red states a 100% certainty of winning POTUS elections going forward, as red states that always vote GOP would likely hit the magical 269 votes before every single election, before it even starts.

I capitalized columnist to emphasize he's in charge of an opinion column. Historically on this board, many people weren't able to differentiate between a column and a story.

I know recently there was a post asking about Randy's replacement, so here you go.

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The Democrats have been shouting how democracy will be lost if Former President Trump wins in November.

Yet, Kamala within two days has "earned" enough delegate support to become the Democratic Nominee.

Hmm...that's democracy? If I am a Democrat, I'm a bit miffed that my vote was decided for me.

Yet, they're concerned at what Trump might do...

Go figure.