Not massive ones. Not full-scale overhauls. Just a handful of well-crafted tweaks designed to help cure what ails Iowa State’s now-struggling football team.
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Not massive ones. Not full-scale overhauls. Just a handful of well-crafted tweaks designed to help cure what ails Iowa State’s now-struggling football team.
Lately, those issues inside the 20 have been caused by miscommunication and/or poor execution — and it helps explain how the once highly ranked Cyclones are currently on a three-game skid.
The strong-legged sophomore from Dubuque drilled two field goals — a 36-yarder and a 43-yarder — in last Saturday’s 41-27 loss to No. 10 BYU after missing three games because of a hip injury.
Cyclones have lost 3 in a row, but still are favored against the Sun Devils in Big 12 showdown at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames
Iowa State saw a handful of key players return from injury in Saturday’s game against No. 11 BYU. That didn’t help the Cyclones avoid a litany of miscues in major moments.
The Cougars (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) trailed the Cyclones (5-3, 2-3), 24-10, with 1:52 left in the first half, but scored 31 of the game’s next 34 points to remain unbeaten. ISU, meanwhile, has now lost three games in a row for the first time since dropping five straight in the 2022 season.
It’s also a team-wide talking point star tight end Ben Brahmer strictly adhered to this week when discussing what the Cyclones (5-2, 2-2) must do to end their two-game losing streak at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (Fox) against No. 11 BYU (7-0, 4-0) at a sold-out Jack Trice Stadium.
Iowa State faces BYU at Jack Trice Stadium Saturday, October 25, 2025. What do the Cyclones have to do against the Cougars to stay in contention to be in the Big 12 title game?
What’s gone right? What’s gone awry? What needs to be fixed immediately?These questions loomed large for the Cyclones (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) in advance of Saturday’s crucial 2:30 p.m. (Fox) matchup with 11th-ranked BYU (7-0, 4-0) at Jack Trice Stadium.
It’s hard for any of the Cyclones (5-2, 2-2 Big 12) a flaw in the Cougars (7-0, 4-0) — and that’s why head coach Kalani Sitake’s team has won 18 of its past 20 games dating back to last season.
The Cyclones are coming off a bye week and are actually favored against the No. 11 Cougars heading into game at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames
A second straight field storming finally ensued as the once again mistake-addled 22nd-ranked Cyclones (5-2, 2-2) fell for the second straight time on the road, and answers to what ails them were in short supply as they tumbled into the middle of the pack of the Big 12.
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