Iowa St seniors cap steady climb with home finale vs WVU

FILE - Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. Iowa State won 31-15. Big 12-leading Iowa State is on the verge of getting into its first conference championship game in any league. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Iowa State wide receiver Landen Akers (82) carries the ball during an NCAA college football game against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, in this Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, file photo. The Cyclones occupied the spot next to Kansas at the bottom of the Big 12 when the 23-year-old wide receiver from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, arrived in Ames. Now the Cyclones (7-2, 7-1) are alone in first place heading into Saturday's game against West Virginia (5-3, 4-3).(AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File)

West Virginia running back Leddie Brown (4) rushes the ball against TCU during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Morgantown, W.Va. (William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP)

Kansas State defensive back Jahron McPherson (31) leaps over West Virginia running back Leddie Brown (4) as he attempts to block a pass during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Morgantown, W.Va. (William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP)

Texas defensive back Josh Thompson, top, swats the ball out of Iowa State wide receiver Tarique Milton (1) hands in the end zone late during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)