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01.25.2019 | Football
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State offensive coordinator Tom Manning is back in Ames.
After a one-year stint as the tight ends coach for the Indianapolis Colts, Manning returns to the post he held from 2016-17 as the director of the Cyclone offense.
Manning's work as offensive coordinator in his first stint at Iowa State produced two of the most-prolific seasons in school history. The Cyclones averaged 27.7 points in 2016 (ninth-best in school history) and 29.2 points in 2017 (third in ISU annals).
Manning was tight ends coach with the Colts last season, helping the team advance to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs and a 10-6 record. Manning was instrumental in tutoring Eric Ebron into a Pro Bowl selection. Ebron was second on the team in receptions (66) and receiving yards (750) and broke the club's record for touchdown catches by a tight end with 13.
Manning sat down with John Walters to talk about his decision to return among other topics in our latest CyCast.