Articles Tagged: Iowa State Cyclones football

Cyclones fall to No. 21 in AP football poll heading into Big 12 game at struggling Colorado

Iowa State’sRocco Becht rushed for a single game career-high three touchdowns against Arizona and hopes for continued success against Cincinnati this week.

ISU football coach Matt Campbell announced Tuesday that All-Big 12 corner Jontez Williams has joined converted safety and multi-time all-conference honoree Jeremiah Cooper in being out for the season with an ACL injury.

Cyclone football: First true Big 12 road game on tap with Big 12 title aspirations in the mix

If Iowa wants to be part of the national college football discussion, the time is now, not as a spoiler against Penn State or Oregon.

“I think the reality — fortunate or unfortunate — (is) the life we live here, there (are) a lot of one-score games, so you’re always gonna live that. That’s just how it goes.” Here’s how Iowa State matches up in one score games.

Arizona’s seeking to prove it belongs in the league’s top tier after languishing near the bottom last season. Iowa State’s eager to maintain its status among the conference’s top teams after reaching the Big 12 title game a year ago.

Arizona’s defense relies in a unique 4-2-5 scheme that seeks to wreak havoc at the point of attack, blowing up combination blocks to drop running backs and quarterbacks in the backfield multiple times per game.

Record-setting walk-on kicker Kyle Konrardy, who “probably” remains out with what Cyclone head coach Matt Campbell called a leg injury.

Here are 5 Wildcats to watch as No. 14 Cyclones come off bye week with Big 12 showdowns on the horizon

Cyclones host unbeaten and unranked Arizona on Saturday after enjoying a week off

After second straight 4-0 start, it’s bye week and here is what No. 12 Cyclones need to work on

Neither of ISU’s lead backs seems to care who gets most of the carries from quarter to quarter or game to game. Sama and Hansen have formed a tight bond that makes them a true tandem — a potent 1-2 combination the Cyclones (3-0) can lean on heading into Saturday’s matchup with the host Red Wolves (1-1) and beyond.

The No. 14 Cyclones’ defense’s tendency early this season to surrender a touchdown right after the offense drives into the end zone.

Quarterback Jaylen Raynor was Sunbelt Conference Freshman of the Year in 2023