Iowa State has had a tackling problem in their last two games. In the first half against Oklahoma State, the Cowboys had three touchdowns of at least 50 yards off of missed tackles. The following week against Oklahoma, Iowa State had a number of missed tackles that led to big plays.
Not only are you not going to win games when easy tackles are continually turned around in big games, you’re going to get flat out exposed. This Saturday, tackling will be the single most important thing on defense because of Sam Ehlinger.
Ehlinger is pretty much a better version of former Cyclone Quarterback Joel Lanning.