Rob Gray

Iowa State is a heavy underdog against No. 24 Texas on Saturday. And for good reason. ISU’s averaging a Big 12-worst 14.7 points per game in conference play and Texas scored 49 points last week alone while shutting out Oklahoma.

Here are five Texas players to watch in Saturday’s game against Iowa State. The Longhorns are 17-point favorites.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team returns several key contributors for the 2022-23 season, including Ashley Joens.

The offensive side of the ball is in dire need of some “great” plays of its own, as the Iowa State Cyclones have scored just one touchdown in the past two games — and the team has lost three games by a combined 11 points.

Iowa State suffered a head-shaking 10-9 loss to No. 20 Kansas State that played out before 60,561 fans at Jack Trice Stadium, the Cyclones’ third straight loss to begin Big 12 play.

Iowa State has nine total takeaways this season, but faces a tough-running tandem Saturday night. Kansas State features one of the nation’s top running backs in Deuce Vaughn, as well as one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in Adrian Martinez.

Here are three keys to victory for Iowa State football against Kansas State and a game prediction.

Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez has rushed for 319 yards and seven touchdowns in the Wildcats’ conference wins over Oklahoma and Texas Tech. How does ISU curtail his prodigious production?

If Iowa State running backs Jirehl Brock and/or Cartvious Norton are unable to play Saturday against Kansas State, ISU’s carries will fall primarily to Deon Silas and Eli Sanders.

Here are five Kansas State players to watch in Saturday’s game against Iowa State. The Wildcats opened as 2-point favorites.

The seniors on the Iowa State football team know there is a lot of season left and all can be fixed after an 0-2 start in Big 12 play.

Iowa State made too many mistakes on the road, falling to 0-2 in Big 12 play with a 14-11 loss to Kansas.

Iowa State’s litany of miscues in the first half included an interception at their own 19-yard line from quarterback Hunter Dekkers, a doink off the uprights on a 39-yard field goal attempt from Jace Gilbert, and a pair of 15-yard penalties that helped Kansas complete two impressive touchdown drives before the break.

One year after a 59-7 Iowa State win, the seemingly unbridgeable gap between the Cyclones and Kansas has virtually vanished.

Here are three keys to victory for Iowa State as the Cyclones hit the Big 12 road for the first time Saturday, facing a Kansas team off to a surprising 4-0 start.