2-Minute Drill: Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears

Breaking down Saturday's Big 12 football game between Iowa State (6-4, 4-3) and Baylor (1-9, 1-6) at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas. Kickoff is 1:30 p.m., televised on Fox Sports Net.

Iowa State rush offense vs. Baylor rush defense

Baylor's run defense is not good. The Bears surrender 195 yards per game and more than five yards per carry. Both are last in the Big 12.

Iowa State touts, statistically, the second best running back in the Big 12. David Montgomery averages 93.6 yards and has 11 rushing touchdowns, both rank second in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma State running back Justice Hill.

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While Iowa State doesn't get a lot of production on the ground beyond Montgomery, the powerful sophomore running back shouldn't have a problem getting yards on the ground.

Advantage: Iowa State

Iowa State pass offense vs. Baylor pass defense

Iowa State's quarterback carousel hasn't seemed to affect the its passing attack this season. The Cyclones have played four different quarterbacks, including linebacker Joel Lanning. Iowa State averages 279 yards per game.

Redshirt freshman Zeb Noland threw for 263 yards in just over a half of football against Oklahoma State. Noland brings more of a gunslinger mentality to the quarterback position than Kyle Kempt did. Noland averaged more than 15 yards per completion against Oklahoma State, showing no aversion to throwing the deep ball.

Baylor's pass defense is middle of the road in the Big 12, ranking sixth. The Bears give up 270 yards through the air.

Baylor freshman defensive back Harrison Hand is tied for eighth in the Big 12 in pass breakups with eight. He also as an interception to go along with the breakups. However, the Bears don't have a much size in their secondary. Their biggest defensive back is 6-foot.

Iowa State's big receivers — Allen Lazard, Hakeem Butler and Matt Eaton — have the definite size advantage, all of whom stand over 6-foot-4.