Rob Gray

Cincinnati seeks to avenge a humbling 30-10 loss to Iowa State at home in its inaugural season in the Big 12 last year and would be thrilled to send the Cyclones to their third straight loss. Here are three keys for the Cyclones.

Iowa State sophomore center Audi Crooks fully showcased her “new bag” of offensive moves Thursday against St. Thomas, helping the No. 8 Cyclones (4-0) record a resounding 80-47 win.

Beau Freyler will make his 32nd consecutive start on Saturday for Iowa State. And win or lose, it will hurt. The senior captain and safety has been banged up his entire Cyclone career — but just try removing him from the field.

All three phases must improve if Iowa State is to retain any hope of remaining a darkhorse in the Big 12 championship chase. QB Rocco Becht had no time to celebrate his 21st birthday because he’s wholly consumed by the desire to start winning football games again

When Taylor Mouser’s Iowa State offense takes the field on Saturday night against Cincinnati, he’ll be trying to outmaneuver a longtime colleague, a great friend, and a first-year defensive coordinator in Tyson Veidt.

6-7 junior has ‘improved immensely’ and scored 16 points in 82-56 win over Roos

Bearcats are 5-4 but appear to be hitting their stride in final weeks of regular season

She collects a double-double along with Audi Crooks

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.

Iowa State simply can’t afford a loss to Kansas if it wants to remain in contention for the Big 12 title. Here are three keys for the Cyclones against the Jayhawks.

On a night when Bill Fennelly stood at midcourt to be honored for being in his 30th season as Iowa State’s head women’s basketball coach, his team proceeded to shoot 30 percent from the field — and still beat Indiana State by 22 points.

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.