The term “competitive endurance” has come to frame each of Matt Campbell’s nine seasons leading the Iowa State football program. Some of his teams have possessed that elusive quality. Some haven’t. But the 2024 Cyclones seem to fully embody it.
The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems for Week 10 of the college football season, including the battle for the Heartland Trophy in Iowa City and a Big Ten showdown between No. 4 Ohio State and No. 3 Penn State.
Iowa State will try to get to 8-0 for the first time in program history Saturday against Texas Tech. Here are three keys for the Cyclones, plus a score prediction.
Rylan Barnes — a walk-on and former West Hancock standout — is poised to make his third consecutive start when No. 11 Iowa State takes on Texas Tech at a fully-packed Jack Trice Stadium.
Don’t believe the stats. That’s Iowa State offensive coordinator Taylor Mouser’s message to his unit as the No. 11 Cyclones prepare to face Texas Tech’s bottom-of-the-FBS-barrel pass defense.
Banged-up Texas Tech could field a highly regarded but first-time starting quarterback in Saturday’s game at Iowa State, so expect plenty of surprises — and here are five red-and-black-clad players to know before kickoff:
Cyclones dropped to 10th in AP poll and head into bye week banged up, but they are 7-0 for the first time in 86 years
“I played bad today,” Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht said after Cyclones’ crazy 38-35 comeback win, but he played very, very well when it mattered the most
Photos from the Iowa State football team’s 38-35 win over UCF at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Saturday.
No. 9 Iowa State is still undefeated — and 7-0 for the first time since 1938 following a gobsmacking 38-35 triumph Saturday night over UCF before 61,500 fans at Jack Trice Stadium.
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson should cross the 1,000-yard path in Game 7, and Iowa State should get to 7-0 for the first time in 86 years.
Iowa State is favored to continue its unbeaten start to the season when it hosts UCF on Saturday night at Jack Trice Stadium. Here’s what you need to know.
Coe looks for its first 7-0 start since 2016, Cornell faces a true test against Monmouth, Upper Iowa finds success behind Overstreet and more storylines in Iowa small college football this weekend.
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