Former ISU football coach Dan McCarney hospitalized

Former Iowa State football coach Dan McCarney, now at North Texas State, has been hospitalized with an undisclosed ailment, according to a statement from Mean Green athletic director Rick Villarreal.

The statement reads:

“Yesterday afternoon after returning from Miami I spoke with Margy McCarney who said that her husband, Dan, had experienced some medical difficulties significant enough that he was taken to the hospital. The details that we know at this time are that he was admitted and is currently undergoing a battery of tests and will continue to be under observation.

“The exact cause and nature of the symptoms of his illness are not immediately known by us at this time.  The family has asked until a complete diagnosis and a course of treatment is established that their privacy be respected.  We can't comment any further at this time and will release information as it becomes available and approved by the family.”

McCarney, 58, led the Cyclones to five bowls and an overall record of 56-85 in 12 seasons.

He went 5-7 in his first season at North Texas.

McCarney also played and coached at Iowa.