– Earlier in the week Ennis Haywood said that he wanted more

carries.

– ISU head coach Dan McCarney got the message.

– Haywood, who had just 25 total carries in Cyclone losses to

Kansas

State

and Colorado, surpassed that number . in the first half of the

Cyclones’

49-7 Big 12 Conference win at Kansas Saturday.

– “They fed me all day today,” Haywood said. “In the first half I

actually

started getting tired a little bit.”

– It was the Kansas defense that was tired, though, as Iowa State

controlled

the time of possession. The Cyclones held on to the ball for over

35

minutes

thanks in large part to Haywood. The senior running back ran for

189

yards

on 35 carries and scored four touchdowns. He had 158 yards on

26

carries in

the first half.

– Haywood’s 189 yards give him 1,102 on the season. It marks the

seventh-straight season that a Cyclone rusher has gone for more

than

1,000

yards.

– More importantly for the Cyclones, beating Kansas snapped a

three-game

losing streak and made Iowa State bowl eligible for the second

year in

a

row. The Cyclones are 6-4 on the season and finished the Big 12

schedule

4-4, third in the North division.

– “It was a tough three-week span there, McCarney said, “losing to

three

really outstanding programs. We came back today and I don’t

know if we

could

have played a whole lot better.”

– Defensively Iowa State dominated the Jayhawks (2-8, 1-7),

holding

them to

211 total yards while the Cyclones racked up 432. Kansas

managed a mere

85

yards on the ground to Iowa State’s 320.

– Matt Word had an outstanding day on defense for the Cyclones,

collecting

seven total tackles, two sacks and returned an interception 36

yards

for a

touchdown. Word also deflected two passes.

– “When I got that ball, I was looking for the endzone,” Word said.

– He found it thanks to excellent blocking from his teammates who

paved

the

way for Word to score nearly untouched.

– “I kept thanking them over and over,” Word said.

– The ISU defense deserved many thanks after sacking Kansas

quarterbacks

four times. Jeremy Loyd and Adam Runk combined with Word for

the total.

Iowa

State also intercepted five passes and recovered a fumble.

– Of the Cyclones constant pressure on Kansas quarterbacks

Mario

Kinsey,

Zach Dyer and Derick Mills Word said: “We were like on a race to

get

back

[to the quarterback].”

– The defense wasn’t the only extra boost for the Cyclones.

Freshman

punter

Tony Yelk set the tone for Iowa State on the teams’ first drive of the

game.

On fourth down in its own territory Iowa State prepared to punt.

Kansas

however rushed through the Cyclone line and forced Yelk to run

with the

ball.

– Yelk broke to his left and avoided a tackle. He was brought down

48

yards

later, the longest run of the day for Iowa State. The Cyclones went

on

to

score four plays later.

– “If I would have had half-way decent speed, I might have scored,”

Yelk

said.

– The Cyclones now have their bowl eligibility and can focus on

Iowa,

ISU’s

opponent next week.

– Despite averaging 48 yards per carry, don’t expect Yelk to be

starting at

tailback over Haywood, who moved into fifth place on ISU’s all-

time

rushing

list with 2,805 yards.

– “The difference between me and E,” Yelk said, “E would have

scored on

that

run.”