Headlines: Cyclones head back to Iowa after bowl loss

A collection of links from around the Internet regarding Iowa State’s 27-13 Pinstripe Bowl loss to Rutgers on Friday.

— Iowa State’s loss in the Pinstripe bowl was a disappointing one, but the program’s situation at quarterback will be the water cooler conversation for weeks to come after this one. Here’s my column on the game.

— Speaking of quarterbacks, here’s what Austen Arnaud thought about the game.

— Jeff Woody talks about Iowa State’s lack of execution in this Andrew Logue piece from the Des Moines Register.

— Marc Hansen with some analysis on why Iowa State lost the Pinstripe Bowl — The De Moines Register

— What went right? What went wrong? Andrew Logue tackles those questions from the Pinstripe Bowl.

— Rutgers’ Pinstripe Bowl victory capped off what was a surprisingly positive season for the Scarlet Knights.

— Were you at New York City for the game? If so, here’s a sampling of what you missed on ESPN’s broadcast from Bryce Miller of the Des Moines Register.

— “Eastbound and down” is the currently headline over at GoCyclones.com (The Ames Tribune).

— More on a potential quarterback controversy in Ames from Bobby La Gesse.

— GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum tried to win over Iowa State votes on Friday.

— Scott Dochterman of the Cedar Rapids Gazetteon what was a successful season with a bitter end.

— The Pinstripe Bowl “might not be worth the trouble,” writes Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News.

— Star-Ledger columnist Steve Politi writes that a Pinstripe Bowl victory over Iowa State could take Rutgers’ football program to a new level.

Some postgame YouTube videos from Sourcemgnews