Third and 18. Mark Mangino is all for it.
Ball on the 1-yard line. He may smile.
Sixty yards to travel in 25 seconds to score. It’s just what he wants.
All preseason Mangino put the Iowa State offense in tough situations wanting to see how the team that struggled when facing hard times a year ago would respond. Because making the Cyclones work through it is the only way he knows for them to avoid a repeat.
“This year’s offense I told them they are going to have adversity,” the ISU offensive coordinator said.