AMES — Iowa State has broken into little-charted territory a couple times this season: The Cyclones started 7-0 for the first time since 1938 and Matt Campbell became the programs all-time wins leader. Now, there is a negative barrier to break. For the first time this season, No.
17 Iowa State attempts to bounce back . Iowa State (7-1 overall, 4-1 Big 12) plays Kansas (2-6, 1-4) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Iowa State is a -3 point favorite after opening the week at -6.5 ( ) FS1 will televise the game with Guy Haberman and Yogi Roth on the TV broadcast.
ISU's dropped the Cyclones to the the second line of the with Colorado (both are 4-1 in conference play). To catch BYU (5-0) and maintain a chance at playing the Big 12 Championship Game, the Cyclones must keep pace with the Colorado, which plays at Texas Tech on Saturday. Kansas leads the all-time series with ISU 52-45-6.
The Jayhawks have won the past two matchups and beat the Cyclones 28-21 in Jack Trice Stadium last year. A strength of the Jayhawks plays into . Iowa State's past four opponents — Baylor, West Virginia, UCF and Texas Tech — have scored touchdowns on their first offensive drive.
"We've got a great challenge," defensive coordinator Jon Heacock said, "We've got to be better and cleaner and do a better job of trying to do the right calls." Like so many 22-year-olds from Kansas City, Jaylin Noel is a Kansas City Chiefs fan. Because of ongoing renovations to David Booth Kansas.
