Q&A: Former ISU QB, and new Roosevelt HS head coach, Jared Barnett

[JStanz51]

On Tuesday, Des Moines, Roosevelt High School made waves across the Iowa State Twitter-sphere when it was announced former Cyclone quarterback Jared Barnett has been pegged to replace former Iowa State recruiting staff Mitch Moore as the school’s head football coach.



Barnett, a native of Garland, Texas, started nine games for Paul Rhoads’ team during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He’s best remembered for his 31-of-58 for 376 yards passing, three passing touchdowns and 84 rushing yards in the Cyclones’ historic upset win over then-No. 2 Oklahoma State in 2011.



He also started the program’s 2011 win over No. 19 Texas Tech and led the team on the road to defeat TCU in 2012 and snap what was at the time the nation’s longest winning streak.



Barnett left the Iowa State program after the 2012 season and transferred to Illinois State before retiring from the game for good and jumping into the coaching ranks at the high school level.



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[coolerifyoudid]

Great piece. I like reading up on former players and where their journey has taken them.

 

[cyclones500]

Good for him!

I totally forgot he had 58 pass attempts in that OSU game. Recall he had a lot, but oo-ee.

 

[BigD]

Jeff Woody was an assistant at Roosevelt under Coach Link. He'd be a great addition to the staff.

 

[CapnCy]

Great to hear....good for him as it sounds like he really will do what you want a hs coach to do for the kids.

Also..glad he has fond memories and is in contact with Jerome Tiller....likely still many of our casual fans calling for him at games, lol

 

[khardbored]

I would say, one person, off the top of my head, that I’ve had conversations with, not to bring him on to help us coach, just somebody that I’ve always been in contact with, is Jerome Tiller.

Put in Tiller???

 

[superiorcyclone]

Good job coach!

 

[Cycsk]

Very nice article. Roosevelt is one of the biggest "what if stories" of 2020. Really enjoyed the positive energy that Moore brought to the program. Glad to hear from Barnett. Sounds like he will be able to build on what Moore did. Hope he gets some good luck in 2021.

 

[ARCYCLONE]

Great interview! Best of luck to Jared and Roosevelt, really hope he excels there. Fun to read about former Cyclones and their passion for the game and ISU and see them instill that same passion in kids.

 

[cc1091]

While I feel that Jared was very 'raw' and 'unskilled' as a QB at Iowa State, I do feel that his understanding of the offense and how to exploit defenses as a QB was highly underated. If it had been my choice once other QBs in the Iowa State stable started revealing their quirky turnover prone nature, I would have stuck with Jared Barnett who was mostly consistent until that final season before he transferred (and when his heart was half into the success or failure of his own team). Nope, under the correct circumstances he could have been the guy who did much with Iowa State's offense, if only given the real chance. I'm glad he has landed a job in the sport he loves. I hope it leads to greater success in time.

Kudos to you Jared (and that TCU win was quite something to behold as well).