Cyclones Begin Big 12 Play At Baylor

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#14 IOWA STATE CYCLONES
2-1 overall (0-0 Big 12)
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BAYLOR BEARS
3-0 overall (1-0 Big 12)

Date: Sept. 25
Place: McLane Stadium
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT
TV: Fox
Talent: Joe Davis (pxp), Brock Huard (analyst)

The Lead
No. 14 Iowa State (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) begins Big 12 play on Saturday, traveling to Baylor (3-0, 1-0 Big 12). ISU has won a Big 12-opener on the road twice, defeating TCU (2020) and Baylor (2000). Iowa State's defense has been phenomenal, leading the nation in total defense (192.7). The Cyclones have held four-straight opponents to under 100 yards rushing for the first time since 1946 and allowed only two offensive touchdowns this season, none in the second half.

Key Storylines
-Iowa State knocked off UNLV (48-3) on Saturday to give head coach Matt Campbell his 37th victory at ISU, the third-most in school history.
-The UNLV victory was ISU's largest on the road (45 points) since in 1923.
-In its last eight games dating back to 2020, ISU has given up just 25 points in the second half (excluding non-offensive TDs) and just one touchdown.
-Iowa State's defense ranks in the top-5 nationally in the following categories: total defense (1st, 192.7), yards per play (1st, 3.40), fewest 10-yard rushes (2nd, 2), yards per rush (3rd, 1.54) and rushing defense (4th, 49.3). All three of ISU's opponents have averaged 1.7 yards per rush or less.
-All-American RB Breece Hall tied a Big 12 record by rushing for a TD in his 15th consecutive game vs. UNLV. He shares the mark with Corby Jones (MU, 1997-98).
-Hall has 37 career touchdowns, one shy from the ISU school mark of 38 shared by Troy Davis (1994-96) and Dexter Green (1975-78).