No. 20 Iowa State-Arkansas State Primer

AMES, Iowa - No. 20 Iowa State wraps up its nonconference schedule Saturday when it hosts Arkansas State at Jack Trice Stadium. Head coach Matt Campbell can match the school record for career victories (56) with a win against the Red Wolves.

Who: No. 20 Iowa State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Arkansas State (2-1, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Where: MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium (61,500) – Ames, Iowa
When: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 – 1 p.m. CT
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The Links
WATCH: ESPN+
PxP: Richard Cross; Analyst: Taylor McHargue; Sideline: Tori Petry
LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App, TuneIn Radio or Radio Affiliates
PxP: John Walters; Analyst: Eric Heft; Sideline: Ryan Harklau
LIVE STATS
IOWA STATE GAME NOTES
2024 FOOTBALL YEARBOOK
GAME PROGRAM
MEDIA CENTER

INSIDE THE SERIES
First Meeting
Overall: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Road: 0-0
Campbell vs. Arkansas State: 2-0

50 SEASONS AT JACK TRICE STADIUM
Iowa State's is in its 50^th season of play at Jack Trice Stadium. Learn more about the stadium's history by clicking here.

NUMBERS OF NOTE
2 - Defensive back Darien Porter had a coming out party in Iowa State's 20-19 win at No. 21 Iowa. The senior nabbed two interceptions in the game and had a key pass breakup on a Hawkeye 2-point conversion, which eventually allowed ISU to win the game by a point. It marked ISU's first multi-takeaway game against Iowa since David Sims had two picks in 2009.

12 - Iowa State has 12 wins since 2017 where the game was tied or ISU trailed in the fourth quarter.

26 - Matt Campbell will coach the Cyclones as a ranked team for a school-record 26th time, owning a 14-11 mark in those games.

34 - Jaylin Noel has a reception in 34-straight games, the fifth-longest active streak in FBS and fourth-longest in school history.

RED ZONE DEFENSE
Iowa State has allowed only one touchdown in its opponents' five trips to the red zone this season.

Domonique Orange vs. Iowa (2024)

JAY-SQUARED

Iowa State boasts one of the nation's top receiving tandems in Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel. The duo makes the Cyclones one of six teams to have multiple players on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
This season, the pair have combined for 26 receptions for 411 yards and four touchdowns.
Noel is averaging 134.0 receiving yards per game which ranks No. 5 nationally.
Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins both have TD receptions in four-straight games, making them one of five duos to have both receivers catch a TD pass in four-straight games dating back to 2019.

Teammates With TD Catch In Four-Straight Team Games Since 2019
Games	Duo
5	Rashee Rice/Danny Gray, SMU
4	Jayden Higgins/Jaylin Noel, Iowa State
4	Justin Jefferson/Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
4	Tank Dell/Matthew Golden, Houston
4	Kamari Morales/Josh Downs, UNC

OTHER KEY STORYLINES

Iowa State is 2-0 for the second time in the last three seasons and looks to start 3-0 for the fourth time since 2010.
Campbell is in his ninth season leading the Cyclone program, the third-longest tenured coach in program history and tied for the third-longest active tenure in the Big 12 Conference. Campbell has led the Cyclones to 55 wins, second only to McCarney's 56 victories. Among Big 12 coaches at their current schools, Campbell's 55 wins are the fourth-most.
Last time out, the Cyclones earned a 20-19 win against then-No. 21 Iowa as they claimed victory in the rivalry game for the second time in three seasons. ISU trailed the Hawkeyes 13-0 at the half but won the game on a 54-yard field goal by redshirt freshman Kyle Konrardy. Konrardy earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 9) for his efforts.
Rocco Becht has had a solid start to the season, completing 70.5 percent of his passes with four touchdown passes and an average of 12.5 yards per completion. His 70.5 completion percentage ranks No. 18 among FBS quarterbacks.

HONORING OSEMELE
Iowa State will induct former Cyclone offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele into its Hall of Fame on Friday evening. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Osemele played for the Cyclones from 2008-11 and then in the NFL for nine seasons, winning a Super Bowl with Baltimore in 2013 and being named First Team All-Pro in 2016. He will be recognized at halftime of Saturday's game.
Kelechi Osemele

CYCAST WITH THE CYCLONE RADIO CREW
John Walters, Eric Heft and Ryan Harklau sit down to preview the Iowa State-Arkansas State game, fresh off a bye week for the Cyclones. The podcast is presented by Van Wall Equipment.

To listen, CLICK HERE.

WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Matt Campbell, Jon Heacock, Rocco Becht, Jontez Williams, Tyler Miller and Kooper Ebel met with the media on Tuesday. Watch their interviews below.

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Players Mentioned

Rocco Becht

Kooper Ebel

Jayden Higgins

Kyle Konrardy

Tyler Miller

Jaylin Noel

Darien Porter

Jontez Williams

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