J.J. Moses is in no hurry. Ask him about Nebraska looming on the horizon, and he will tell you, “we just want to take it one game at a time.” Ask him about what type of personal accolades he would like to take away from Iowa State, and he will stress that, right now “I just want to take it slow.” On the field, the diminutive Moses’s actions speak louder and faster than his words off of it. ISU Head Coach Dan McCarney regards Moses as “one of the biggest play-makers on this team.” Case in point: While some fans were still looking for their seats this past weekend in Iowa City, Moses imposed his play-making abilities on the Iowa defense. The first play from scrimmage saw Moses swing behind the offensive line and take off with the ball on a reverse. Moses’s legs were set into rapid fire. 58 yards later, after somehow avoiding the sidelines while also fending off would-be tacklers, Moses and Iowa State had struck a definitive blow. The touchdown stunned Iowa. Moses, senior from Waterloo, had effectively set the tone for the game. He finished the game with a combined 157 yards. Ninety-four of them came with his eight receptions. The bulk of the remaining 63 yards came on the opening play. J.J Moses is a virtuoso. When he isn’t hauling in Sage Rosenfels passes (whom Moses believes “inspires the offense”) or eluding defenders, he is returning punts-a position where he was named Pre-season All-Big 12 (Moses was also honored as a Pre-season All-Big 12 wide receiver). But for all of these honors, Moses’s last year at Iowa State is not going as planned. But that’s not because he is not attaining his goals, he just never set any for this season. “I just want to win,” he said on Sunday night. Attained goals or not, Moses’s statistics are telling of an impact player. He has 19 catches in three games for 255 yards. Moses, a devout Christian, credits God for his accomplishments over the years. Whatever the future may hold, Moses believes the Lord will guide him there. A history major, Moses plans on receiving his degree next year and hopes to teach in high school while also picking up his coaching certificate. “My dad taught history and coached,” Moses adds. His father Jerry also lettered at Iowa State in 1972 and `73. But Dad is far from the only relative who competed while in college. Moses’s uncle Neal rushed for over 1,000 yards while at UNI. Terry Woods, Moses’s cousin, was a standout point guard for Iowa State in the late `80s and early `90s. And another cousin of Moses’s, Lew Montgomery, played football at Iowa. Whatever personal success comes his way at season’s end, J.J. Moses’s vision will never waver from the straight and narrow, reiterating “I would trade it all in for the wins.” Ask him about what he would like to be remembered as when he looks back on his career, and he gives a time-honored response. “I want to say to myself, `this [was] a winning team. This [was] a winner.'” But that would be looking too far ahead into the future. After all, J.J. Moses “just want[s] to take it one step at a time.”