College

IOWA CITY (MCT) — The clearing of the trees from the north side behind Carver-Hawkeye Arena was the sign of progress.

The only 9-0 college football team has not been that impressive.

IOWA CITY (U of I) — Iowa linebacker Pat Angerer has been named a semifinalist for the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award and coach Kirk Ferentz a semifinalist for the George Munger College Coach of the Year Award.

AME (ISU — The Iowa State women’s basketball team is ranked 24th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ preseason poll, which was released Wednesday.

AMES (MCT) — New Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Jackson doesn’t sound like much of a gambler.

IOWA CITY (U of I) — University of Iowa defensive back Tyler Sash has been named a semi-finalist for The Jim Thorpe Award.

IOWA CITY (MCT) — The Iowa Hawkeyes have made the big time, and it just might be not a good thing.

AMES (ISU) — No. 8 Iowa State handed No. 2 Texas its first loss of the season with 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 20-25, 15-12) win Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum, running its winning streak to 11 matches. Texas is the highest-ranked opponent Iowa State has defeated in the history of the program.

AMES (MCT) — Austen Arnaud wore an unsightly, inch-long scar on his throwing hand. Reggie Stephens recalled the fairly gory details of his recent appendectomy.

AMES (ISU) — Iowa State center Reggie Stephens is cautiously optimistic that he will be back in the lineup against Oklahoma State after undergoing an appendectomy on Oct. 27. 

CEDAR FALLS (MCT) — Northern Iowa’s football team is peering into a cloudy future.

IOWA CITY (MCT) — Mike Kafka’s left hamstring received a ton of attention Monday. And it should, as it’s carried Northwestern’s offense all season.

IOWA CITY (MCT) — During interviews, Ricky Stanzi kind of keeps his head down and stares straight ahead.

IOWA CITY — Ricky Stanzi will forever be remembered in Hawkeye lore after his last-second touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt to beat Michigan State last weekend.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Iowa State Cyclones are one win away from becoming bowl eligible.