The Mid-Morning Dump: 18 YEARS DOWN THE DRAIN

PLAYER PROMISE. Mike Warren says he’ll be here next year, which should dispel the belief that he was on track to transfer in the off-season.

MADDENING MAHOMES. Patrick Mahomes II is a star, and Iowa State will have to get crafty to prevent him from having a huge day on Saturday.

RYEN’S RISE. How Trever Ryen went from a walk-on to a special teams star.

SOCIAL SENECA. Former Cyclone star Seneca Wallace joined Twitter and quickly got right to what we all wanted to see...

MORE MONTE MORRIS MENTIONS. Monte Morris’ latest watch list inclusion is for the Wooden Award.

ALL ATHLETES. Chris Williams takes a shot at breaking down what we’ve learned about every basketball player through two games.

PAST PANTHERS. The ISU women took down in-state rival UNI on Harry Potter night.

MAYDAY ‘MERICANS. The USMNT got blasted by Costa Rica 4-0 and are now in trouble with World Cup qualifying.

CRAZY COMMITTEE. The new CFB Playoff Rankings are out and they contain some interesting decisions from the committee...

GOOD GUY. Tony Romo says Dak Prescott has earned the right to be the Cowboys’ starting quarterback.

WILDCATS WIN. Kentucky obliterated Michigan State to win the early game in last night’s Champions Classic. Some team from the Big 12 also won against Duke, supposedly.

NOLA NIGHTMARE. The New Orleans Zephyrs are now the New Orleans Baby Cakes and it’s terrifying.

SUPER SWIMMER. This just in: Katie Ledecky is still amazing at swimming.

TA-TA, TOOTH. The Cubs won the World Series, so this guy had to rip out his tooth.

WIFE WATCHING. This guy found out his wife was cheating on him by catching her on video with his drone (NSFW language).