ISU Football's Entire 2011 Class of Recruits

Time	Name (click for bio)	Pos.	Hometown/High School	Video	Coach
Enrolled	Horne, Aaron	WR	Oakland, Calif. (Castlemont/San Francisco CC)	>>	>>
Enrolled	Jantz, Steele	QB	Agoura Hills, Calif. (Nevada Union/San Francisco CC)	>>	>>
Enrolled	Miller, Jevohn	LB	Brooklyn, Iowa (BGM)	>>	>>
Enrolled	Tautolo, Sam	OL	Moreno Valley, Calif. (Valley View/Saddleback CC)	>>	-
6:55 a.m.	Smith, Donald	LB	Tampa, Fla. (Spoto)	>>	>>
7:01 a.m.	Bundrage, Quenton	WR	Palmetto, Fla. (Manatee)	>>	>>
7:07 a.m.	Standard, Rob	RB	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade)	>>	>>
7:24 a.m.	Nealy, DeVondrick	RB	Monticello, Fla. (Jefferson County)	>>	>>
7:30 a.m.	Cotton, Darian	DB	Mount Pleasant, Iowa (Mount Pleasant)	>>	>>
7:54 a.m.	Richardson, Sam	QB	Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park)	>>	>>
7:56 a.m.	Ecby, Tad	WR	Houston, Texas (St. Pius X)	>>	>>
8:20 a.m.	Dagel, Brock	OL	Cherokee, Iowa (Cherokee-Washington)	>>	>>
8:52 a.m.	Lampkin, Teddy	WR	Omaha, Neb. (Central)	>>	>>
8:59 a.m.	Richardson, Sam	DB	League City, Texas (Clear Springs)	>>	>>
9:09 a.m.	Irving, David	DE	San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto)	>>	>>
9:17 a.m.	Lalk, Jamison	OL	Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln)	>>	>>
9:44 a.m.	Lemke, Devin	TE	Alden, Iowa (Iowa Falls-Alden)	>>	>>
9:49 a.m.	Omoile, Oni	OL	Coppell, Texas (Coppell)	>>	>>
10:10 a.m.	Ja'Quarius "JQ" Daniels	QB	Austin, Texas (Reagan)	>>	>>
11:44 a.m.	Brun, Ernst	TE	Stone Mountain, Ga. (Shiloh/Mt. San Antonio CC)	>>	>>
2:33 p.m.	Brackens, Jared	DB	Mesquite, Texas (North)	>>	>>
10:05 p.m.	Lynn, Ken	DB	Dallas, Texas (Kimball)	>>	>>

Currently none of the team rankings include Ken Lynn, but ISU is listed currently in the bottom 2 of the conference signings.

This is primarily due to the star systems, and how all of ISU's recruits were 3 stars.

http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Recruit-Bios.pdf

1 signee left

Welcome Jared Brackins!

2:33 p.m.

Brackens, Jared

DB

Mesquite, Texas (North)

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Excited about Brackens. He has the size and speed to be a hell of a safety or a big CB for USU

2 Signees left

Committed - Not Yet Signed

Name	Pos	Location	Ht	Wt	40	Stars	Rivals Rating	Committed	Videos
Jared Brackens	DB	Mesquite, TXNorth Mesquite	6'1"	198	4.5	3 stars	5.5	6/22/10	1 video
Kenneth Lynn	DB	Dallas, TXKimball	5'11"	165	4.5	3 stars	5.5	1/26/11	1 video

National Signing Day!

I'm going to try my hand at a "running" blog.  If I get time, I'll update with links to rivals profiles.

1. Time	Name (click for bio)	Pos.	Hometown/High School	Video	Coach
   Enrolled	Horne, Aaron	WR	Oakland, Calif. (Castlemont/San Francisco CC)	>>	>>
   Enrolled	Jantz, Steele	QB	Agoura Hills, Calif. (Nevada Union/San Francisco CC)	>>	>>
   Enrolled	Miller, Jevohn	LB	Brooklyn, Iowa (BGM)	>>	>>
   Enrolled	Tautolo, Sam	OL	Moreno Valley, Calif. (Valley View/Saddleback CC)	>>	-
   6:55 a.m.	Smith, Donald	LB	Tampa, Fla. (Spoto)	>>	>>
   7:01 a.m.	Bundrage, Quenton	WR	Palmetto, Fla. (Manatee)	>>	>>
   7:07 a.m.	Standard, Rob	RB	St. Louis, Mo. (Chaminade)	>>	>>
   7:24 a.m.	Nealy, DeVondrick	RB	Monticello, Fla. (Jefferson County)	>>	>>
   7:30 a.m.	Cotton, Darian	DB	Mount Pleasant, Iowa (Mount Pleasant)	>>	>>
   7:54 a.m.	Richardson, Sam	QB	Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park)	>>	>>
   7:56 a.m.	Ecby, Tad	WR	Houston, Texas (St. Pius X)	>>	>>
   8:20 a.m.	Dagel, Brock	OL	Cherokee, Iowa (Cherokee-Washington)	>>	>>
   8:52 a.m.	Lampkin, Teddy	WR	Omaha, Neb. (Central)	>>	>>
   8:59 a.m.	Richardson, Sam	DB	League City, Texas (Clear Springs)	>>	>>
   9:09 a.m.	Irving, David	DE	San Jacinto, Calif. (San Jacinto)	>>	>>
   9:17 a.m.	Lalk, Jamison	OL	Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln)	>>	>>
   9:44 a.m.	Lemke, Devin	TE	Alden, Iowa (Iowa Falls-Alden)	>>	>>
   9:49 a.m.	Omoile, Oni	OL	Coppell, Texas (Coppell)	>>	>>
   10:10 a.m.	Ja'Quarius "JQ" Daniels	QB	Austin, Texas (Reagan)	>>	>>
   11:44 a.m.	Brun, Ernst	TE	Stone Mountain, Ga. (Shiloh/Mt. San Antonio CC)	>>	>>

Official December Signing Day Release From Cyclones.com

AMES, Iowa – City College of San Francisco quarterback Steele Jantz, who threw for 3,075 yards and 23 touchdowns while leading his team to an 11-1 record in CCCAA play and two-time all-conference offensive lineman Samuel Tautolo (rhymes with HOW-tolo) of Saddleback Community College, have signed national letters of intent to play at Iowa State. Both players sent in their letters of intent Wednesday and will enroll at Iowa State for the spring semester and be in Ames for Cyclone spring football.
 
“We have signed a pair of outstanding athletes, who were NCAA qualifiers out of high school and will be with us for spring football,” Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads said. “Steele is a winner, and led his team to the California junior college title game. Steele has outstanding athletic skills and he overcame missing most of his senior high school season to find a place at a great program like CCSF and show what he is all about. He has the frame (6-4, 220) that you like to have at that position as well.”
 
Jantz also rushed for 601 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2010, leading CCSF to the California State community college title game. On Nov. 27, Steele ran for four touchdowns and threw a 20-yard TD pass as the Rams crushed Fresno City College, 52-15, to claim the Northern California Football Association title.
 
Jantz has overcome considerable adversity to be ranked as one of the nation’s top junior college quarterbacks. At Nevada Union High School the native of Grass Valley, Calif. played linebacker and wide receiver as the backup quarterback his junior season. The starting quarterback as a senior, he missed the first game and then suffered a season-ending injury in the third game of the season.
 
Jantz walked-on to the Hawaii football team in 2008 but elected to transfer to CCSF, where he completed 15-of-29 attempts for 194 yards and two touchdowns as the backup quarterback in 2009.
 
Tautolo, a 6-4, 305-pound standout from Valley View, Calif., played center at Saddleback. His father, John, played in the NFL with the New York Giants after competing at UCLA. Saddleback was 8-3 in 2010 and averaged more than 400 yards of offense per game.
 
“Sam fills an immediate need at center for us,” Rhoads said. “He has great genes as his father was an NFL player. We needed to meet the demand we had at that position with three centers, Ben Lamaak, Alex Alvarez and Sean Smith finishing their eligibility.”
 
National signing day for the balance of the Iowa State recruiting class is Feb. 2.

JUCO QB Transfer

I'm hearing that Iowa State just received a commitment from Steele Jantz, a 6-foot-3, 205 pound QB out of City College of San Fransisco.

With the returning QBs in Capello and Tiller and the incoming prospects in Jantz and Barnett I see there being a good QB competition next year. You have to be happy with CPR and his staff for bringing in these guys.  

Blooming ISU QB Controversy

Looks like we are recruiting a JUCO QB (Steele Jantz) for this up coming year. He was on a visit to Ames not too long ago. He was at Hawaii his freshman year then transferd to CCSF.

Birth Date	July 18, 1989
Hometown	NEVADA CITY, CA
Height	6-3
Weight	205 lbs.

 http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Steele-Jantz-116144

CF Report Card

http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/football/williams-missouri-report-card

I was all fired up Saturday night to write my own review, but I honestly just didn't have the words.  And our coaches just don't have the horses in the stables to pull that kind of upset.


 End of story.

Look for more off season analysis on our blooming QB controversy.

A Good Read on ISU Linebackers Knott and Klein

From the Big 12 no less.  Kudos to our Sophomore linebackers!

http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=205032206

ISU Wrestling Grabs 4 Titles at Harold Nichols Open

http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46632&SPID=4248&ATCLID=205030055&DB_OEM_ID=10700

ISU dun got beat

ISU took an old school whoopin on Saturday vs. Colorado.  I really don't have many words for it.  Offense looked awful, the Clones finished with NEGATIVE rushing yards.  Colorado was fired up from the kickoff and it stayed that way.  Playing for a new head coach will have that effect on a team, but ISU wasn't prepared at all.

Biggest story from Saturday is that Austen Arnaud's knee is absolutely wrecked, no way he's dressed Saturday against Mizzou.  I feel really badly for the senior QB from Ames, but as the hawks always say "next man in".  It might be Tiller's last chance to start (but I'll get to that in the off season).

After seeing Arnaud go down injured on a Colorado sack, strip and fumble return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to increase its lead to 34-7, Jerome Tiller came in for the Cyclones on the ensuing possession. Tiller led the Cyclones down the field on a five-play, 55 yard drive completed with the sophomore scrambling out of the pocket on fourth and eight to find Collin Franklin in the end zone, trimming the deficit to 34-14.

Franklin had 11 receptions for 118 yards and one touchdown. Jake Knott led the defense with a career-high 16 tackles, three pass breakups, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble.  Defense tried to keep the Clones in this game, but ISU had too many costly turnovers and too few offensive points to make it worth anything. 

We as fans will learn a lot about Rhoads and his coaching staff this next weekend as Mizzou (why can't they spell???) comes a knocking in Ames.

6 PM start on November 20th in Ames, IA.  Maybe both teams will freeze?  ISU will need to get the rushing game off the ground if they're going to go bowling this year.

I'll post any more "bowl" projects if we get any, but at 5-6 I would expect us to be included in any projections.