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Bowen buffing up
Iowa State linebacker Alvin Bowen, a preseason All-Big 12 selection by the media, said he plans to play at “a heavy 225” pounds instead of the 210 he played at last season. The reason behind his weight gain is purely savage.
“Sometimes, I hit someone and they don’t just immediately go back,” Bowen said. “I want that effect all the time. Every time. No mercy whatsoever.”
Bowen topped Division I-A in tackles in 2006 at 12.92 per game. Asked about the art of making a tackle, Bowen revealed that there is nothing out of the ordinary he does to make a stop.
“I just feel like if I’m out there, I might as well make a play,” said Bowen, who recorded a career-high 20 tackles against Toledo last season.
