On Saturday night, no. 15 BYU took down rival and no. 23 Utah 24-21. The Utes outgained the Cougars 470-368, but it was key plays in key moments that propelled

Once again, Cougars prove that over the course of a 12-round fight, they will be the one standing when the bout is over.

The Cougars are one of six undefeated teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and join Cincinnati with a 4-0 start to Big 12 play after Week 8 chaos around college football.

JACK TRICE STADIUM IOWA STATE HASN’T PLAYED A HOME GAME IN ALMOST A MONTH. THE PLAYERS ARE ITCHING TO GET OUT HERE. IOWA STATE WENT INTO THE BYE WEEK OFF BACK TO BACK LOSSES. COME BACK HOME TO HOST A SEVEN AND ZERO BYU TEAM ON HOMECOMING.

Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12), following a second straight blowout win, moved up seven spots to No. 17 in the AP rankings, with 560 points, and jumped five spots to No. 19 in the US LBM Coaches poll (476 points).

So Iowa State can take solace that it did, in fact, play much better, cleaner and more productive football Oct. 25 against No. 10 BYU, but, the reality of Big 12 football what it is, that it wasn’t nearly good enough at all.