Iowa State Linebacker will not play in Cheez-It Bowl

Starting SAM backer decides to sit out the game

Will Vandervort | Dec 29, 2021

Iowa State Linebacker will not play in Cheez-It Bowl /

ORLANDO — Iowa State’s football program announced prior to Wednesday’s Cheez-it Bowl at Camping World Stadium that senior linebacker Mike Rose will not play in the game.

Clemson plays Iowa State at 5:45 p.m.

Rose, the Cyclones’ starting strongside backer, ranks second on the team with 73 tackles this year. He also ranks third on the team with 12 tackles for loss. He had three sacks and also tallied four quarterback pressures in 11 games of action.

Rose (6-4, 250) will be replaced by redshirt junior Kendell Jackson (5-11, 225). Jackson has played in nine games this season and has just two tackles.

Published Dec 29, 2021

WILL VANDERVORT

Vandervort brings nearly 25 years of experience as a sportswriter and editor to the All Clemson team. He has worked in the industry since 1997, covering all kinds of sports from the high school ranks to the professional level. The South Carolina native spent the first 12 years of his career in the newspaper industry before moving over to the online side of things in 2009. Vandervort is an award-winning sportswriter and editor and has been a published author three times. His latest book, “Hidden History of Clemson Football” was ranked by Book Authority as one the top 10 college football books for 2021.