Gambles can generate jackpots or squander the bankroll. Time will determine the outcome for Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard with the hiring of Paul Rhoads as the program's new head football coach. Stung by the sudden departure of Gene Chizik, who twice promised Pollard he would remain in Ames, to Auburn, Iowa State scrambled to find...

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