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Iowa State running back Breece Hall (28) leaps over a pile of players to score a touchdown during an NCAA college football game against TCU on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. Iowa won 37-34. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
Cyclones' Hall faces stiff test against stout OU run defense

By Eric Olson 3 hrs ago

Florida receiver Kyle Pitts celebrates his fourth touchdown of the day during an NCAA college football game against Mississippi on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Oxford, Miss. (Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP)
STAT WATCH: Baylor's versatile Ebner makes Big 12 history

By Eric Olson Sep. 28, 2020 03:08 AM EDT

Mississippi State quarterback K.J. Costello (3) passes in the first half an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Saturday's best

By The Associated Press Sep. 26, 2020 10:03 PM EDT

Iowa State defensive end JaQuan Bailey (3) forces TCU quarterback Matthew Downing (17) to fumble the ball during an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. Iowa would recover the ball on the play. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
Hall 154 yards rushing, 3 TDs as Iowa State beats TCU 37-34

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 26, 2020 06:45 PM EDT

A security guard stands in front of cutouts in Alumni Stadium before an NCAA college football game between Boston College and Texas State, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Boston. The game is being played without fans present. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Texas State at Boston College 9/26/2020

Sep. 26, 2020 05:11 PM EDT

Texas A&M University Yell Leader Jacob Huffman takes a knee while looking over the empty stands at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas during the first Midnight Yell Practice this season early Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Due to Coronavirus restrictions, the Texas A&M Band were the only crowd allowed in the normally packed stands for the traditional game day event in College Station, Texas. (Sam Craft/Pool Photo via AP)
Texas at Texas Tech 9/26/2020

Sep. 26, 2020 03:55 AM EDT

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

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 24, 2020 12:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2019, file photo, Kansas coach Les Miles stands with his team during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Boston College in Boston. Kansas plays Baylor this week in Baylor coach Dave Aranda's debut. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Big 12 conference openers include 1st games for Baylor, TCU

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 10:56 AM EDT

Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy (15) runs off the field after an NCAA college football game against Louisiana-Lafayette, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. Louisiana-Lafayette won 31-14. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Cyclones head into Big 12 opener at TCU in bounce-back mode

By Eric Olson Sep. 22, 2020 05:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, file photo, Pittsburgh's Todd Sibley Jr. (23) blocks a punt by Austin Peay punter Cole Deeds before returning it for a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Pittsburgh. The first 29 games of the 2020 college football season have exposed the toll coronavirus restrictions have taken on special teams play. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Virus-caused disruptions get blame for special teams follies

By Eric Olson Sep. 17, 2020 02:56 AM EDT

Louisiana-Lafayette linebacker Tyler Guidry celebrates on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. Louisiana-Lafayette won 31-14. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Big 12 feeling blue after 0-3 weekend against Sun Belt

By Dave Skretta Sep. 14, 2020 04:18 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, Texas Tech quarterback Alan Bowman looks to pass the ball against Arizona during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Tucson, Ariz. Houston Baptist plays at Texas Tech on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
STAT WATCH: Big 12 teams post top 3 passing totals of week

By Eric Olson Sep. 14, 2020 02:29 AM EDT

Louisiana-Lafayette running back Chris Smith celebrates after returning a kickoff 95-yards for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Ragin' Cajuns beat No. 23 Iowa St 31-14; 1st Top 25 road win

By Andrew Logue Sep. 12, 2020 03:34 PM EDT

Iowa State cheerleaders perform in the stands before an NCAA college football game against Louisiana-Lafayette, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Louisiana-Lafayette at Iowa State 9/12/2020

Sep. 12, 2020 11:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, in Clemson, S.C. Lawrence is a candidate for the 2020 Heisman Trophy award. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)
Week 2 Preview: Trevor Lawrence launches Heisman campaign

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 11, 2020 05:59 AM EDT

FILE - Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell, center, walks off the field with quarterback Brock Purdy after the Camping World Bowl NCAA college football game against Notre Dame Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. Iowa State enters this season off its second-best three-year stretch in program history and with its sights set on doing something it's never done — make the Big 12 championship game. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
No. 23 Iowa State facing stiff test against Ragin' Cajuns

By Eric Olson Sep. 10, 2020 02:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019 file photo, Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) carries in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against South Dakota, in Norman, Okla. The coronavirus pandemic has shut down much of Division I football, but with three of the Power Five leagues still playing, there are still some big games to look forward to. Oklahoma takes on Texas on Oct. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Big 12 opens virus-delayed 25th season with only 7 games

By The Associated Press Sep. 10, 2020 05:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Iowa State defensive end Jaquan Bailey speaks during Big 12 Conference NCAA college football media day, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fifth-year senior returned to Ames a well-chiseled 6-foot-2 and 261 pounds and with renewed sense of responsibility to be a leader of the defense. (AP Photo/David Kent, File)
With Purdy leading way, Cyclones look to make some history

By Eric Olson Sep. 01, 2020 02:36 PM EDT

FILE - Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) runs onto the field before the team's NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Ehliger gets his last chance to win a Big 12 title for 14th-ranked Texas, which lost the league championship game two years ago after beating Oklahoma earlier that season. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
No. 5 Oklahoma still Big 12 favorite with inexperienced QB

By Stephen Hawkins Sep. 01, 2020 02:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2019, file photo, Clemson running back Travis Etienne scores a touchdown against Ohio State during the second half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal, in Glendale, Ariz. Etienne was selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first-team, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
AP Preseason All-America Team

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2020 12:01 PM EDT