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Notebook: Cyclones lose another lineman; West changes position

Iowa State has suffered yet another setback within its offensive line. Senior tackle Kyle Lichtenberg will miss Saturday’s game due to an unknown injury. 

"That means we will be playing with our seventh different starting lineup at the offensive line," Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads said during his Tuesday press conference.

Lichtenberg started last Saturday vs. Baylor in place of junior Jacob Gannon, who is out with a knee injury. 

According to Iowa State’s latest depth chart, redshirt freshman Jacob Dunning will earn his first start as a Cyclone on Saturday. He’ll start opposite of sophomore Brock Dagel at the other tackle position. Count on Tom Farniok (center), Daniel Burton (guard) and Oni Omoile rounding out the rest of the offensive line. 

Quan West’s position change

Redshirt freshman Quan West is now a tight end. West, a 6-foot-4, 219-pound former wide receiver, tore his ACL during his redshirt year and has been behind the 8-ball ever since. 

During his press conference, Rhoads referenced West’s growth and physical development as reason for the move. 

Pierce Richardson’s career is over

More news regarding Iowa State’s tight ends…

Junior Pierce Richardson has been bothered by a nagging thigh injury for the past yaer. His career has come to an end. 

"He has decided to finish his football career and finish up his academics then graduate this spring," Rhoads said.

Chris Williams

Chris was hired as Cyclone Fanatic’s publisher in the fall of 2009. He is Iowa State football's postgame show host on the Cyclone Radio Network and can be heard daily from 4-7 on Des Moines' top-rated sports station, 1460 KXnO. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism, is the former publisher of the old CycloneNation.com (Scout.com). He has also written for the Des Moines Register, the Ames Tribune, CycloneReport.com and is the former sports director at KMA Radio. When Williams isn’t working, you can usually find him doing something outdoors with his wife Ashley, daughter Camryn, and Golden Retriever Dierks. He enjoys golfing, boating, country music, the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Braves and is passionate about any and all motor sports so finding Williams at a local dirt track is very common.

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