Iowa State defensive end Dale Pierson is chasing a single-season sack record for the Cyclones, writes Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register.
Shawn Moorehead has the single-season mark with 8.5 sacks but Pierson is one sack away from tying him with 7.5 sacks this season.
“I know that if I beat that, I’ll actually feel like I was the best defensive end that ever played here,” Pierson told Birch.
Pierson has been one of the surprises of the Big 12 this season. Few people, myself included, expected him to be among the Big 12's best defenders.