Iowa State linebacker Levi Peters said the Cyclones will be playing for coach Paul Rhoads, the rest of the staff and the seniors against West Virginia on Saturday. Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune
Sunday, the Iowa State football team found out Paul Rhoads will no longer be their coach. Six days later the Cyclones will face West Virginia.
There wasn’t much time for the Cyclones to process the news and get in the right mind frame for the regular season finale. Which was fine, because it turns out they didn’t need it.
Getting back in the film room and on the practice field may actually help the team cope with Rhoads’ firing.