“Bleeding cardinal and gold.”
When Bill Fennelly is asked to describe Arianna Jackson, that phrase comes up every time. It’s not hard to see why. Both of her parents graduated from Iowa State, and her dad Hez and brother Kendell played football for the university.
Eagle eyed readers may remember the name Kendell Jackson as the one who recovered the fumble against Iowa on the one yard line, which the Cyclones would then convert “The Drive” to snap an eight year drought.
Arianna Jackson, often referred to as AJ, has become the leading figure for a roster that includes ten new players.