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Football game by game TV networks for Cyclones this season--not too shabby

  • North Dakota--FS1
  • Iowa--CBS
  • Arkansas State--ESPN+
  • Houston--FS1
  • Baylor--Fox
  • West Virginia--Fox
  • UCF--FS1
  • Texas Tech--ESPN
  • Kansas--FS1
  • Cincinnati--Fox
  • Utah--Fox
  • Kansas State--Fox

Some great exposure this season, probably about as good as we'll ever get.

Boy, I can remember back to the 80's or so, and maybe having 1-2 games on television (at least living out of state).

Superconference era

How long will it last?

ACC CCG participants are down to three teams. SMU is undefeated in conference while Clemson, and Miami each have one loss. They have not played each other.

Big 12 has four teams tied with two losses and four teams right behind with three losses. ASU finishes with rival UA. They just beat BYU who finishes with UH. CU & ISU have not played any of the teams they’re tied with.

Big 10 has Oregon undefeated and tOSU, IU, and PSU with one loss. OR defeated OSU, who just beat IU. To their credit tOSU also beat PSU so they have played each of the other top teams.

SEC had TX on top with UG, TN, and aTm one loss behind. TX lost to UG and still has to play aTm. UG also beat TN.

I just can’t see how this super conference setup survives that long when a team can get into the CCG without playing the other top teams. Not saying they don’t deserve to be there. But ISU is one of those teams.

Give me the two divisions in each super conference where you at least play everyone in your division each year. I don’t care if you rotate teams in divisions every couple years, but at least play the teams you’re competing against.

***RELEASE: Iowa State Men Capture Runner-Up Finish at NCAA Championships***

Iowa State Media Relations

MADISON, Wis. – For the second time in four years, the Iowa State men are NCAA Cross Country Runners-Up. The Cyclones had four runners earn All-America status, the most since 1994.

Iowa State, ranked fourth nationally entering the 10K Championship race, got out to a solid start as Robin Kwemoi Bera and Joash Ruto both ran with the top five runners through the first 3K. ISU was third as a team at the checkpoint, as Said Mechaal, Sanele Masondo and Gable Sieperda ran between 24th and 86th to keep the Cyclones within striking distance.

Between the 4K and 5K checkpoints, Ruto was tripped up and fell 70 spots from 13th to 83rd place. Kwemoi Bera and Mechaal remained in the top 20, but ISU needed runners to step up with key finishes behind its leaders to ensure a podium finish.

Ruto rallied, surging from 83rd at 5K, to 51st at 6K and 36th at the 8K check. Masondo also steadily climbed from 40th at the halfway mark to 26th at 8K. With 1K to go, the Cyclones had four runners in the top 30 and Sieperda, ISU’s fifth scorer, was gaining as well, picking off over 20 runners between 7K to 9K to move into the top 60.

But the nation’s top-ranked team and Big 12 foe, BYU, held its team lead to the end and kept Iowa State from its first team title since 1994. The Cougars claimed two top 15 finishes and bested ISU by 13 points, 124-137.

All seven Iowa State runners finished in the top 100 while Mechaal, Masondo, Ruto and Kwemoi Bera earned All-America honors. It is the first All-America awards for Mechaal, Ruto and Kwemoi Bera and the second for Masondo after his 16th-place finish in Charlottesville a year ago.

Team Results
1. No. 1 BYU, 124; 2. No. 4 Iowa State, 137; 3. No. 3 Arkansas, 202; 4. No. 7 Wisconsin, 212; 5. No. 6 NAU, 237; 6. No. 10 North Carolina, 246; 7. No. 14 Wake Forest, 256; 8. No. 2 Oklahoma State, 256; 9. No. 5 New Mexico, 272; 10. No. 13 Notre Dame, 337; 11. No. 17 Syracuse, 342; 12. No. 9 Stanford, 356; 13. No. 19 CBU, 376; 14. No. 15 Oregon, 387; 15. No. 16 Villanova, 416; 16. No. 12 Washington, 436; 17. No. 24 Furman, 462; 18. No. 8 Alabama, 467; 19. No. 28 Colorado, 477; 20. No. 21 Butler, 481; 21. No. 11 Virginia, 487; 22. No. 23 Utah State, 554; 23. No. 25 Georgetown, 571; 24. No. 18 Princeton, 587; 25. No. 27 Ole Miss, 593; 26. No. 26 Virginia Tech, 597; 27. No. 21 Harvard, 598; 28. No. 30 Tulane, 691; 29. No. 19 Eastern Kentucky, 698; 30. No. 29 Wyoming, 707; 31. Tulsa, 754

Individual Results
1. Graham Banks, Harvard, 28:37.2; 10. Said Mechaal, Iowa State, 28:59.8; 23. Sanele Masondo, Iowa State, 29:16.8; 34. Joash Ruto, Iowa State, 29:22.4; 37. Robin Kwemoi Bera, Iowa State, 29:23.9; 49. Gable Sieperda, Iowa State, 29:31.7; 93. Devan Kipyego, Iowa State, 29:51.9; 94. Tim Sindt, Iowa State, 29:52.4

FOOTBALL ***Iowa State vs. Utah post-game notes***

TEAM NOTES
*Today’s Attendance: 52,152
*Matt Campbell is now 62-50 at Iowa State and 97-65 overall as a head coach.
*Campbell’s 62 wins are the most in program history, as he passed Dan McCarney earlier this year.
*The Cyclones are 6-0 in night games this season, including a 3-0 record on the road and 3-0 at Jack Trice Stadium.
*Iowa State won its ninth game for just the fourth time in program history and second time under Campbell.
*This is the first time (and second overall) that Iowa State has won nine games in the regular season since 1906.
*Iowa State is now 4-1 all-time against Utah, including a 3-0 record in games played at Utah.
*The Cyclones are now 6-0 all-time in the state of Utah.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Rocco Becht

*Extended his school record streak of throwing a touchdown pass to 15-straight games.
*Moved into third in school history for wins by a quarterback with his 16th win.
*Is now in second in school history for conference wins by a quarterback with 12.
*Became the seventh player in program history to account for 50 touchdowns in a career.
*Has thrown for 41 touchdowns in his career, moving into fifth in program history.
*Surpassed 6,000 yards passing in his career, while moving into fourth in program history with 6,069 passing yards.
*Moved into seventh in program history with 732 career completions.
*Is now in fifth in program history with 6,371 career yards of total offense.
*His 18 touchdown passes this season are tied for the eighth-most in program history.

Carson Hansen
*Had multiple rushing touchdowns for the third time this season. He has now scored nine touchdowns in the last six games.
*Completed his first career pass attempt, a gain of 26 yards.

Jayden Higgins
*Went over 1,000 yards on the season, just the seventh time that has happened in program history.
*His third 150-yard receiving game of his career moves him into a tie for second in program history in 150-yard receiving games.
*Caught his 14th touchdown pass at Iowa State, moving into a tie for 10th in program history.
*Moved into ninth in program history with 1,998 career receiving yards.
*Had his seventh game of 100 yards or more at Iowa State, moving into a tie for seventh in program history with teammate Jaylin Noel.
*Has caught a pass in 24 consecutive games, the seventh-longest streak in program history.
*His 77 receptions this season are the fourth-most in program history.
*Has caught eight touchdown passes this season, tied for the sixth-most in school history.
*Tallied his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season with a season-high 155 yards, the third-most in his Cyclone career.

Jaylin Noel
*Has caught a pass in 43 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in program history and the fourth-longest active streak in the country.

Tyler Miller
*Started his 35th game at Iowa State.

Domonique Orange
*Tied a career-high with four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss.

Tyler Onyedim
*Started his 20th game at Iowa State.

Jack Sadowsky V
*Finished with seven tackles, including his first career sack.

Malik Verdon
*Had his third game with double-digit tackles with a game-high 12 tackles.
*Recorded his first career sack.

Darrien Porter
*Appeared in his 62nd game as a Cyclone, tied with former teammate Anthony Johnson for the third-most in program history.

Kyle Konrardy
*His 17 field goals this season are tied for the fifth-most in program history and the second-most by a freshman.
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FOOTBALL ***Iowa State at Utah game prediction thread (please read contest rules!)***

It's Utah week, so let's get rolling with those predictions for the game against the Utes in Salt Lake City.

1) Winner & margin of victory. (ex: Iowa State by six)
2) Total points scored. (ex: 52 points)
3) TIEBREAKER: How many passing yards will Iowa State finish with?

Number one will be the first determiner and then I'll take whoever gets closest to the total points. If needed, I'll go to the passing yards prediction to break a tie.

Contest winners will be rewarded as follows: first place (three free months added to your subscription); second place (two free months); third place (one free month).

Iowa State is currently a 6.5-point favorite and the over/under is 42.5 points.

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***RELEASE: Porcher Wraps Cross Country Season at NCAA Championships***

Iowa State Media Relations

MADISON, Wis. – Iowa State junior Maelle Porcher finished the women’s cross country season at the NCAA Championships on Saturday morning.

Porcher finished 104th at the national championship meet with a time of 20:32.9. Porcher ran with the lead pack through the first 3K of the 6K race, holding her position between 65th and 80th in the field of over 250 runners.

Porcher qualified for her third consecutive national championship meet and second as a Cyclone after finishing third at the NCAA Midwest Regional last Friday in Peoria, Illinois. Her participation at the NCAA Championships marks Iowa State’s 16th straight season with a representative at the national championship meet.

Up Next
Iowa State begins its indoor track and field season on December 7 with the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.
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It’s no secret that Iowa State will need a portal RB this offseason, as was the case last year with the Jaylon Jackson addition.

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