No. 8 Iowa State is in a funk, as coach T.J. Otzelberger is well aware. The Cyclones will have a chance to snap their three-game losing streak when they host TCU on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I landed in Mansfield during a Golden Era of boys basketball. I inherited the Mansfield Senior basketball beat in 2000 and sat courtside as the Tygers won four ...