Iowa St. hires Auburn's Rhoads as coach (AP)

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Iowa State hired Paul Rhoads as its football coach on Saturday, giving the Auburn defensive coordinator and former Cyclones assistant a five-year deal worth $5.75 million. Rhoads spent last season with the Tigers after serving as Pittsburgh's defensive coordinator from 2000-07. A native of nearby Ankeny, he was an assistant with the Cyclones under Dan McCarney from 1995-99.

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