Cyclones Remain On Road At Kansas

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#23 IOWA STATE CYCLONES
3-2 overall (3-1 Big 12)
at
KANSAS JAYHAWKS
0-5 overall (0-4 Big 12)

Date: Oct. 31
Place: David Booth Memorial Stadium
Time: 11 a.m. CT
TV: FS1
Talent: Eric Collins (pxp), Ben Leber (analyst)

The Lead
No. 23 Iowa State (3-2, 3-1 Big 12), currently third in the Big 12 standings, travels to Kansas (0-5, 0-4 Big 12) on Saturday. The Cyclones have won five-straight over the Jayhawks, tying for the third-longest streak over a league opponent. Behind the nation's leading rusher Breece Hall (143.2), the Cyclones are second in the Big 12 and 29th nationally in rushing offense (189.2). ISU has rushed for over 200 yards three times this year with two or more rushing TDs in each game.

Key Storylines
-Iowa State hopes to get back on track after dropping its first Big 12 game on Saturday at No. 6 Oklahoma State (24-21).
-The Cyclones boast the NCAA's leading rusher in Breece Hall (143.2), who has rushed for over 100 yards in all five games in 2020, also No. 1 nationally.
-Hall also ranks third nationally in rushing TDs (9) and his three rushes of 65+ yards lead the nation.
-Brock Purdy is the winningest QB in ISU history against league competition. He is now 14-6 vs. conference teams with at least one victory over every member. Purdy owns 22 school records, adding another school mark last week in career TDs responsible (63).
-Iowa State's defense is allowing 21.2 points per game excluding four non-offensive TDs allowed.
-The Cyclones rank 28th nationally in tackles for loss, averaging 7.2 per game.
-Senior JaQuan Bailey is ISU's all-time leader in TFL (40.0) and sacks (22.0). His 40.0 TFL is third-best and 22.0 sacks is second-best among active NCAA players.

Players Mentioned

JaQuan Bailey

Breece Hall

Brock Purdy

Sponsors

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