I want to preface this by saying I’m fully aware that Iowa State’s opponent this weekend, Kansas, is terrible. There are 128 teams in FBS football -- Kansas ranks 109th in rushing yards allowed per game and 115th in yards allowed per carry. Suffice it to say, Kansas is very, very, very, very bad at defending the rush.
With that being said, Iowa State did exactly what it needed to do against a poor rush defense: they ran it. A lot. Montgomery had 24 carries for a nice 169 yards. Little-used backup RB Mitchell Harger added 73 yards on eight carries.