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Ben Visser

Globe Gazette

Ames, IA, United States

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  • Iowa State Daily

Past articles by Ben:

The face of Cyclones football is Chase Allen

AMES — Tight end Chase Allen isn’t the star player at Iowa State. → Read More

Oklahoma's pressure too much in Cyclones' 28-21 loss to Sooners

AMES — The defenses lived in the backfield of the Iowa State-Oklahoma game on Saturday. → Read More

Return trip to Norman has special meaning for Iowa State seniors

AMES — Iowa State’s “moment” came in Norman Oklahoma in 2017. → Read More

Iowa State's comeback attempt thwarted by late 62-yard field goal

AMES — Iowa State played one of the worst first halves it has this season. → Read More

Competitiveness shown by Cyclones' Kolar is legendary

AMES — Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar is an impressive person. → Read More

Cyclones' defensive line looked unstoppable

AMES — Iowa State’s defensive line looked unstoppable on Saturday against Texas. → Read More

Kym-Mani Kings is as productive as ever

AMES — Iowa State junior safety Kym-Mani King wasn’t supposed to be the guy at field safety for the Cyclones. → Read More

Teams are gunning for the Cyclones

AMES — For its entire existence, Iowa State has been the hunters. → Read More

Iowa State playing its best football after slow start

AMES — After a disappointing 2-2 start to the season, Iowa State has put together a nice three-game win streak. → Read More

Cyclones make statement with win over No. 8 Oklahoma State

AMES — Iowa State got its season back on track on Saturday. → Read More

Cyclones' Hufford turns in 'positive performance' in first start

AMES — Iowa State had one of the best offensive lines in all of college football last season. → Read More

College football a collage of adversity

AMES — College football this season has been a collage of adversity for nearly every team. → Read More

Cyclones get lift from under-the-radar players

AMES — Iowa State’s stars played like stars in its win over Kansas State on Saturday. → Read More

A healthy Kolar makes life easier for Cyclones' Purdy

AMES — Early in the first quarter against Kansas two weeks ago, Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy was scrambling. → Read More

Cyclones back after the bye; look to 'stay on track'

BEN VISSER Special to the Globe Gazette AMES — Iowa State had a relatively normal bye week, which isn’t always the norm. Last year, which wasn’t normal under any circumstances to begin with, Iowa State was just focused on getting and staying healthy during the bye weeks. In 2017, the Cyclones revamped their whole defense during the bye. “This year, more so for us, it was how do we stay on… → Read More

Cyclones hope bye week practice leads to streak

AMES — A hallmark of Matt Campbell’s time as Iowa State’s coach has been his ability to sustain success. → Read More

Allen, Petersen are under-the-radar stars for Iowa State football

AMES — Iowa State tight end Chase Allen and defensive end Zach Petersen are in the same boat. → Read More

Iowa State in familiar spot after another mediocre September

AMES — Iowa State has been here before. → Read More

Mistakes costs No. 14 Iowa State in Big 12 opener

Each phase of Iowa State’s football team played well at times but each phase had key mistakes and had bad stretches. → Read More

How will Iowa State respond to early-season adversity?

AMES — Iowa State has been on the wrong side of early-season clunkers plenty of times under coach Matt Campbell. → Read More