TCU jumps into Big 12 play vs Iowa State in delayed opener

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, file photo, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell looks to the scoreboard after Kansas scored a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State knows all too well about picking up the pieces after a heartbreaking loss and getting in the right frame of mind for the next game. The Cyclones are calling on that experience again heading into their Big 12 opener at TCU on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, following their loss to double-digit underdog Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, TCU wide receiver Taye Barber (4) carries the ball against West Virginia in an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas. Barber and his TCU teammates have been together on campus for more than three months, and now jump right into Big 12 play after having their only non-conference game wiped out because of COVID-19. “Everybody has been itching to get back on the field,” said Barber, a junior receiver. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, TCU head coach Gary Patterson, left, talks with Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell before an NCAA college football game in Ames, Iowa. “One advantage a TCU team has is Gary Patterson has been there for 20 years and there is real continuity to the defensive staff, and great continuity on the offense staff,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. TCU and Iowa State play on Saturday, Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy warms up before an NCAA college football game against Louisiana-Lafayette, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State plays TCU on Saturday, Sept. 26. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)