Road victories are always sweet, and the Cyclones frosted away a beauty of a game in Cincinatti on Saturday, beating the Bearcats by a final score of 30-10. Iowa State is now on a roll, having won 3-4 conference games headed into their bye week.
Good performances were turned in by all 3 units in this game, evidencing the growth this young team has shown since a dismal road loss to Ohio earlier this season. The Cyclone offense put up 364 yards and only punted the football twice, finishing drives all game long. Special teams were, well, special, as Jaylin Noel gashed the Bearcats in the return game and Chase Contreraz went 3/3 on field goals plus converted on a fake attempt, and the defense nabbed 2 interceptions and held Emory Jones to less than 100 passing yards.