When Jamie Pollard relieved Paul Rhoads of his services last Sunday he gave the seventh year head coach a chance to coach his final game in Morgantown against the West Virginia Mountaineers. Rhoads agreed to do so and said that it was more for the seniors than it was for himself.
Unfortunately for those involved the game did not go as planned as the Cyclones fell 30-6 to the Mountaineers. With the loss Iowa State finishes 3-9 (2-7) on the season and Paul Rhoads exits stage left with a 32-55 (16-45) career record in Ames.
In a game where most expected players to play inspired football it was instead nearly the exact opposite.