Iowa State safety Kamari Cotton-Moya tackles tight end Clifford Fernandez during the spring game in April. File Photo by Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune
The most important and best players don’t always go hand-in-hand in college football. But for an Iowa State team trying to re-establish itself under first-year coach Matt Campbell, the two are intertwined.
Any chance of ISU exceeding the preseason expectations that saw the team picked ninth in the Big 12 preseason poll starts with its stars putting on a Broadway-worthy performance.
That’s why this year’s list of the 10 most important ISU players for the upcoming season starts with the team’s biggest names.