Iowa State Cyclones running back Martinez Syria has been dismissed from the team. Kevin McGuire of NBC Sports’ College Football Talk reported the story.
According to Cyclones head coach Paul Rhoads, Syria was dismissed due to a violation of team rules. The former three-star recruit out of Houston’s Nimitz High School appeared in five games last year and rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown, and his dismissal further muddies an Iowa State running game that needs a lot of help as last year’s leading rusher Aaron Wimberly graduated and DeVondrick Nealy was also kicked off the team.
2015 recruit Sheldon Croney should be available after shooting himself in the hand last month, but he is an untested freshman.
Thus, rising sophomore Tyler Brown and redshirt freshman Mike Warren seem like the two most likely candidates to compete for the starting job.
Either way, things aren’t looking bright for Iowa State football next season.
The Cyclones are 29-46 (14-38 Big 12) in six seasons under Rhoads and went 2-10 (0-9 Big 12) last season. The team has not won a conference title in over a century and opens the 2015 season at home against Northern Iowa on September 5.
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