Iowa State fell off John Steppe’s Week 12 AP ballot after its loss to Kansas, which was 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Big 12 play before beating the Cyclones this weekend.
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Iowa State fell off John Steppe’s Week 12 AP ballot after its loss to Kansas, which was 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Big 12 play before beating the Cyclones this weekend.
Iowa State football suffers second straight loss, 45-36 to Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium
Cyclones started the season 7-0 but now have lost two in a row and facing an uphill battle to reach Big 12 title game
Long-struggling Kansas secured a 45-36 win on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium that all but nixed Iowa State’s hopes of competing in the Big 12 title game.
The Iowa State defense has yielded an early touchdown in four consecutive games, but always rose up late to help secure victory — until last week’s loss to Texas Tech. The players took that personally.
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Even though Iowa State suffered its first loss of the season last Saturday, running back Abu Sama looked like himself in the second half, bounding for 82 yards on nine carries.
The past informs the present for Jaylin Noel, who shared a heartfelt message with his Iowa State football teammates after last week’s 23-22 setback to Texas Tech at home.
Iowa State is a three-point favorite against the Kansas, and its fans could make Saturday’s game at Arrowhead Stadium almost feel like a home game. Expect another tense game, regardless — and here are five Kansas players to know as the countdown to kickoff continues.
In Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell’s football program, there’s no brooding, grousing, nor gnashing of teeth. The Cyclones grind on — even after absorbing the effects of Saturday’s 23-22 loss to Texas Tech, which knocked them from the ranks off the unbeaten.
Iowa State tempted fate throughout Big 12 play with sluggish starts. That troubling tendency finally caught up with the No. 11 Cyclones on Saturday — as Texas Tech — a two-touchdown underdog — danced out of a sold-out Jack Trice Stadium with a 23-22 win.
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