The Mid-Morning Dump - 10/24/13

PLAYER/COACH SOUNDBITES. Cyclones.com has a variety of player interviews, and of course the Mess-y one features him attempting to throw Sam Richardson under the bus once again.

OFFENSIVE LINE ISSUES. The offensive line performance is so bad, Mess is straight up just asking God to fix it for him.

THOMAS IMPACT FRESHMAN. Matt Thomas is listed as a Top 30 freshman for 2014 by CBS Sports.

DAMN YOU TROTTER! Not really, because who wouldn't pick against ISU at this point?

HALLIE NAMED TO WOODEN LIST. Hallie Christofferson is one of 30 nominees for the Wooden award, presented to the best player in college basketball.

DOWN GOES KANSAS. The volleyball team beat their first ranked opponent of the season, holding off KU in Lawrence 3-2.

LESS NIANG, MORE GAME. A slimmed down Georges Niang is hoping it will help him play bigger and stay on the court longer.

EJIM LOVES TOUGH NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE. Melvin Ejim says the difficult schedule to start the season will prepare the Cyclones much better for Big 12 play.

NAZ GETTING MORE PT. Naz Long has impressed Fred Hoiberg with his improvement in the offseason.

MYTH-BUSTING WITH OSU. Oklahoma State myths are debunked by Cowboys Ride For Free.

HOLY EFFIN WHITE. BYU basketball's hype video is set to "You're The Inspiration." Good lord.

CHANCES OF WINNING OUT. Bill Connelly looks at each of the contenders and their chances of staying undefeated.

SUPER PHOTOGENIC GUY COMING THROUGH. No helmet, no makeup, no cues, no problem for Notre Dame's Cam McDaniel.

DAMMIT RAMS. They asked Brett Favre to unretire, which means the noted dickpic-er is in the news once again.