AMES, Iowa -- Even as the losses mount at Iowa State, Allen Lazards numbers keep climbing.The junior wide receiver was the No. 1 recruit during the seven-year tenure of former coach Paul Rhoads, and hes living up to the billing for first-year coach Matt Campbell.The Cyclones might be 1-8, but its certainly not because Lazard has failed at his job.If you came to practice and watched the last three weeks of practice -- Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday -- Allen is as locked in as anybody on our football team, Campbell said Monday. Thats what I want for Allen because in my humble opinion, I think Allen has a chance to be one of the best players in college football.Lazard is entirely comfortable hearing that from his coach because the standout from suburban Des Moines wants the same thing.I think very highly of myself, he said. I think I still have a lot of room to grow. I havent reached my full potential this year, I dont think, but I think I can do a lot of special things out there.He already has.Lazard leads the team in receiving (48 catches), yards (658) and touchdown catches (five) and is steadily climbing the schools career records list. He has caught a pass in all 32 games he has played and now ranks fifth in career receptions (145) and TD catches (14) and third in receiving yards (2,059).If he stays another year -- and he says he will -- Lazard almost assuredly would pass Todd Blythe (176) as the career receptions leader and would have a shot at Blythes 3,096 receiving yards. Blythes 31 career TD receptions would be out of reach without a monster, injury-free senior season, but who knows?He keeps getting better separation from defensive backs. At 6-feet-5 and 223 pounds, he has always been an enticing target.Hes one of those guys that in any situation, you can throw him the ball, quarterback Joel Lanning said. If hes double-covered or whatever, if you just give him a chance to catch it, hes more than likely going to catch it. Hes one of those guys that just wants the ball all the time.A toe injury slowed Lazard at midseason and his performance suffered. He couldnt plant and drive off on that foot and during one three-game stretch, he managed only nine catches for 88 yards. His longest play in that time covered a mere 17 yards.It was hard just because I would sit there during practice and watch my teammates, he said. Thats probably the hardest part, knowing you cant go out there and practice because you physically cant. Then have to try to turn it on on Saturday and youre not really in shape at all and you really havent gotten the reps and the timing down. It really hurts you in that aspect.Then the injury healed and his production took off. His numbers for the last four games: 27 catches, 330 yards, three touchdowns.All of a sudden he gets a chance to catch his breath and get healthy, Campbell said. I think youre starting to see the byproduct. In critical situations, hes making those plays.Lazard has thrived despite working with a revolving door of quarterbacks. He has caught passes from four different quarterbacks in less than three full seasons and even hauled in a touchdown pass from a wide receiver on a trick play.They were all right-handed, so that helps, he said. Its not a different spin. I had a left-handed quarterback in high school. For the most part, its not really different, just the trajectory of the ball is a little bit different, especially on deep balls. The deep balls different just because some throw it flatter and harder and some just kind of throw it up there. Its something youve got to get used to, I guess.It would seem that he has adjusted quite well. Adidas Superstar Shoes Australia . 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. CHICAGO -- Sunderland midfielder Lynden Gooch has been invited to the U.S. national team training camp for the first time and could make his debut in Fridays exhibition against Cuba in Havana.The 20-year-old from Santa Cruz, California, made his Premier League debut on Aug. 13 and has six starts and one substitute appearance this season for the Black Cats.Julian Green, a 21-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder who was on the 2014 World Cup roster, also was among the 23 players selected Sunday. Green has been dressing regularly for Bayern this season but has made just one appearance, as a second-half substitute in a German Cup match in August.Coach Jurgen Klinsmann also picked Reading midfielder Danny Williams. He omitted veteran goalkeepers Tim Howard and Brad Guzan in favor of three youngsters: San Joses David Bingham, Moldes Ethan Horvath and Leons William Yarbrough. While Howard has been starting for Colorado, Guzan has not played for Middlesbrough since August, assuming a backup role to Victor Valdes.New York Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan was picked after scoring twice last month in his return to the national team after an absence of more than two years.The Americans have played in Cuba twice before, winning in 1947 and 2008, the latter a World Cup qualifier.The U.S. also plays New Zealand on Oct.dddddddddddd 11 at Washington. The Americans open the final round of World Cup qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region against Mexico on Nov. 11 at Columbus, Ohio, then play four days later at Costa Rica.Klinsmann expects to make roster changes before the game against New Zealand.The roster:Goalkeepers: David Bingham (San Jose), Ethan Horvath (Molde, Norway), William Yarbrough (Leon, Mexico)Defenders: Steve Birnbaum (D.C.), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Geoff Cameron (Stoke, England), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca, Mexico), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle, England)Midfielders: Paul Arriola (Tijuana, Mexico), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia), Michael Bradley (Toronto), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland, England), Julian Green (Bayern Munich, Germany), Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian, Scotland), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Danny Williams (Reading, England)Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Toronto), Jordan Morris (Seattle), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose), Bobby Wood (Hamburg, Germany) ' ' '