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No. 22 Iowa State still has a chance to play for a Big 12 title as Cyclones prepare to face Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After snapping a two-game losing streak, Iowa State still has a chance to play for a Big 12 title. But the No. 22 Cyclones cannot afford to lose against Utah on Saturday. Beating a Utes team mired in a six-game losing streak will be harder than it appears at...
Rocco Becht throws for a score and runs for a score in Iowa State's 34-17 win over Cincinnati
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for a score and ran for a score to lead Iowa State to a 34-17 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night. The Cyclones (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) used a second-half push to help overcome the tenacious Bearcats (5-5, 3-4). Stevo Klotz caught...
Cincinnati and Iowa State are both looking to snap out of their funks when they square off
Cincinnati (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) at Iowa State (7-2, 4-2), Saturday, 8 p.m. EST (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 8 1/2. Series record: Iowa State leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Both teams have lost two straight games....
No. 17 Iowa State faces Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium as Cyclones try to bounce back from first loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first message that made its way through the Iowa State locker room after Texas Tech ended its perfect start to the season, scoring in the final seconds last weekend to spring the upset and spoil homecoming for the Cyclones, was that nothing had changed. ...
Behren Morton leads late TD drive as Texas Tech posts 23-22 upset for No. 11 Cyclones' first loss
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Behren Morton drove Texas Tech 71 yards for the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left, and the Red Raiders denied No. 11 Iowa State its best start in program history with a 23-22 upset Saturday. Tahj Brooks's 5-yard touchdown run came after the Cyclones had taken...
No. 11 Cyclones play for program's 1st 8-0 start as key stretch opens against Texas Tech
For all unbeaten and 11th-ranked Iowa State has accomplished the first two months of the season, coach Matt Campbell is keeping his eye on the prize as the calendar turns to November. He is counting on his players to do the same. “Whether you're 5-2, 4-3 or 7-0," he said, “it...
For the 8 remaining unbeatens atop college football, a November to remember may await
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — None of the last eight unbeaten teams in major college football this season were unbeaten going into November last year. Or the year before that. Or the year before that. Or in the decades before that, in some cases. The last eight...
Rocco Becht saves Cyclones with late touchdown drive in No. 9 Iowa State's 38-35 win over UCF
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 30 seconds left, and Jontez Williams intercepted Jacurri Brown's last pass to secure No. 9 Iowa State's 38-35 comeback victory over UCF and allow the Cyclones to avoid a major upset Saturday night. ...
No. 9 Iowa State goes for 7-0 when UCF visits. Singleton says players' bond has led to success
Five seasons in the program have given J.R. Singleton an idea about what it takes to win at Iowa State. It goes beyond bringing in the best people, not necessarily the best players as judged by recruiting analysts, and having a staff that can coach them up. That's long been the party...
Iowa State, BYU are 6-0 midseason surprises in Big 12; QB Shedeur Sanders the top player in AP vote
The Big 12 hit the halfway point of this season with a pair of 6-0 teams, though neither ninth-ranked Iowa State or No. 13 BYU were considered preseason favorites in the expanded 16-team conference. Iowa State's Matt Campbell, in his ninth season, was picked as the Big 12's top...
