Everything you need to know about Saturday's Iowa State football game vs. TCU
The Iowa State football team (2-3) plays host to to Texas Christian (3-2) on Saturday for a Big 12 Conference game. The Cyclones and Horned Frogs are both 1-1 in the Big 12.
Iowa State is coming off a 50-20 loss at Oklahoma. TCU lost at home to West Virginia 24-21.
Here's everything you need to know about Saturday's Iowa State vs. TCU matchup.
What time does the Iowa State vs. TCU football game start?
Time: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa.
Betting line: TCU favored by 6 1/2 points
How to watch Iowa State vs. TCU football
Network: Fox Sports 1
Livestream: Fox Sports Live
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
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A look at Iowa State and TCU's most recent games
IOWA STATE: Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores, and No. 14 Oklahoma rolled past Iowa State 50-20 on Saturday night in Norman. Iowa State's Rocco Becht got off to a hot start, but finished with just 188 yards passing and two interceptions. Iowa State pulled to 21-17 on a 67-yard touchdown pass from Becht to Jayden Higgins, and Chase Contreraz's field goal made it 21-20 with 9:06 left in the second quarter. Oklahoma did not allow another point.
TCU: Michael Hayes kicked a tiebreaking 49-yard field goal late, and West Virginia ended TCU’s 10-game Big 12 regular-season winning streak with a 24-21 victory over the Horned Frogs. The Mountaineers secured their first 2-0 start in the Big 12. West Virginia trailed 21-14 at halftime before scoring the only 10 points after the break. The Mountaineers blocked two potential tying field goals by the Horned Frogs in the final five minutes.
Required reading for Iowa State vs. TCU matchup
Randy Peterson's Iowa State/Big 12 predictions: Cyclones will pull off the upset in Ames
Podcast: Iowa State football looks for rebound win Saturday evening against TCU
Iowa State aims to get more pressure on opposing quarterbacks
Peterson: Iowa State football players, coaches are emotional about Jack Trice's legacy
Coach Matt Campbell credits resilience of Iowa State football ahead of matchup with TCU
Peterson: The Register's Iowa State text group is impressed with Rocco Becht's leadership
Peterson: Even in blowout loss, there were some Iowa State positives at Oklahoma
Mailbag: What's wrong with the Iowa State football team's defense?
Podcast: A decent start, then nothing as Iowa State football falls hard at Oklahoma
5 key stats that told the story of Iowa State football's lopsided loss at Oklahoma
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This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Previewing Saturday's Iowa State vs. TCU Big 12 football game
