The College Football season continues to creep closer, and some conferences have begun to release their preseason All-Conference teams.

On Wednesday, the Big 12 conference did just that, forecasting which student athletes that will have the most success on the football field this Fall.

Four Iowa State Cyclones, including Redshirt Senior Defensive Lineman Will McDonald IV were named as preseason All-Conference picks.

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Per the official release shared on Twitter by JayhawkSlant, the other Cyclones on the list are R-SR Fullback Jared Rus, R-SR Wide Receiver Xavier Hutchinson, and R-SR Offensive Lineman Trevor Downing.

Downing and Rus are both Iowa natives. A total of three Iowa natives made the list, as Baylor's Dillon Doyle (Iowa City) also was recognized.

Will McDonald IV has electrified Cyclone fans during his time in Ames, posting 29 career sacks and 9 forced fumbles in 4 seasons with the Cyclones.

Iowa State opens their season on Saturday, September 3rd when they host Southeast Missouri in Ames. For more information on the Cyclones season, schedule, and tickets, visit Cyclones.com.

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Sources: Cyclones.com and JayhawkSlant on Twitter

20 Years of Gas Prices' Ups and Downs

'Gas prices: giving us something to talk about with our coworkers for 20 years.' I don't remember where I first heard it, but that's the perfect way to describe all the pointless complaining sessions we all have taken part in over the years.

I don't much attention to the price of gas. Admittedly I do not work in a field that directly relies on equipment that takes gallons and gallons of gas. But, as an average car driver, I'm just going to pay whatever it costs. 

It's not that I don't care, I just know I don't have a choice. I'm going to need gas, so I'm going to pay whatever they charge. Kids gotta get to school and I gotta get to work. The only real choice is to drive or not to drive. Walking the ten-mile round trip to work every day is impractical, especially during one of South Dakota's patented six-month winters. 

Besides being low-key annoying, complaining about the price of gas is dumb because I remember things. Like that the price of gas has been up and down for at least 20 years. 2021 is no better or worse than 2003. It takes at least $40 to fill my tank this year just like it did in 2017.

But, why not dig into the photo archives and find some proof of memory. Because news stories about gas prices are the pointless small talk of journalism, there are lots of pictures of gas station signs from the last couple of decades. 

Starting in 2000 we can see that rise and fall of gas prices in the United States. World events, natural disasters, and economic changes all affect the price. And all through those years, I paid what was charged. 

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