Articles Tagged: Rocco Becht

“All Rocco Becht.” Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell described two pivotal and pulse-pounding plays by his redshirt freshman quarterback in last Saturday’s 27-14 win over TCU at Jack Trice Stadium.

A redshirt freshman starting at quarterback and two true freshmen made the pivotal plays on a crucial quick-strike scoring drive to fuel Iowa State’s 27-14 win over TCU Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium.

While the Iowa State defense struggled against Oklahoma, the offense appears to be finding its groove.

Razor-thin margins. High-end quarterbacks. Heart-pounding defensive stops. Iowa State’s seen it all in its past three trips to Oklahoma. But can current Cyclone starting quarterback Rocco Becht channel his inner Kyle Kempt — the walk-on who led ISU to an unlikely 2017 upset?

Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht told reporters he felt the offense lacked a “sense of urgency” in the first half of a 10-7 loss to Ohio, which is concerning enough. It seemed the same could have been said about the previous week’s 20-13 loss to Iowa.

Transfer wide receiver Jayden Higgins came up with a late touchdown in Iowa State’s loss to Iowa on Saturday. Should the Cyclones have been operating more urgently, which could have potentially left time for a more extended final offensive possession, or maybe even two possessions?

If Rocco Becht’s to fully secure the No. 1 quarterback spot, he must be the consummate game manager — a bland, but exceedingly important duty that the record-setting Brock Purdy ably fulfilled early in his ISU career.

Here’s a list of five of Iowa State’s most improved players heading into Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. Cy-Hawk game against the Hawkeyes at Jack Trice Stadium.

Relief merged with excitement for Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht early in Saturday’s season opener, allowing him to relax into his initial start — a 30-9 win over UNI that was never close.

Iowa State redshirt freshman Rocco Becht might have taken by far the most snaps at quarterback Friday night during the annual event that gives children with disabilities dozens of touchdown-scoring moments at Jack Trice Stadium, but that doesn’t mean he’s the No. 1 quarterback.

The Iowa State quarterback position looks to be as unsettled as it’s been since Matt Campbell’s first season in 2016 — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.