Cyclones sent selves over the moon as Hawkeyes got lost in space
Iowa State didn’t accept a possibility of a total cave-in, digging itself from a 13-0 hole and leaving Iowa on the rocks.
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Postgame podcast: How ISU rallied and Iowa collapsed
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Kirk Ferentz talks about Iowa's missed opportunities
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Iowa LB Jay Higgins talks about ISU's comeback win
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Sebastian Castro explains what went wrong for the Iowa defense
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Iowa QB Cade McNamara: ‘This hurts a lot’
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Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson: 'Everybody's frustrated'
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A clutch late drive and even more clutch 54-yard field goal with six seconds left by Kyle Konrardy gave the Iowa State Cyclones a 20-19 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in Saturday’s Cy-Hawk Game at Kinnick Stadium.
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Walk-on kicker Kyle Konrardy completes ISU's comeback
Cornerback Darien Porter gave Iowa State hope. Quarterback Rocco Becht, in turn, gave the offense life. And walk-on kicker Kyle Konrardy furnished the fireworks and heroics, drilling a 54-yard field goal with five seconds left that completed the Cyclones’ stunning 20-19 comeback win over No. 21 Iowa Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
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Iowa's second-half letdown costs more than just the Cy-Hawk trophy
Iowa State erased 21st-ranked Iowa’s 13-0 halftime lead and delivered a sharp reality check to a team that entered the 2024 season with College Football Playoff aspirations.
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Final: Iowa State 20, Iowa 19
Iowa got one final play with one second remaining after Kaden Wetjen's kick return to the ISU 49 but Cade McNamara's Hail Mary was intercepted by Darien Porter.
The Cyclones rallied from a 13-0 deficit and won it on Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard field goal with five seconds remaining.
Iowa State has won back-to-back games at Kinnick and improves to 2-0 this season.
Iowa is 1-1 and hosts Troy next week.
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ISU 20, Iowa 19 (0:05 4th)
Kyle Konrardy drills a 54-yard field goal and the Cyclones have come all the way back to take the lead.
IOWA STATE TAKES THE LEAD WITH 5 SECONDS TO PLAY 😱 pic.twitter.com/s7Hl8Dq0Zj
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 7, 2024 -
Iowa 19, ISU 17 (0:24 4th)
The Cyclones are very close to field goal range, if not already there at the Iowa 38, after a 30-yard pass from Rocco Becht to Jaylin Noel.
Timeout Iowa.
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One more chance for the Cyclones
Iowa punted after a third-and-8 toss play went for no gain. The Cyclones start at their 22 with 34 seconds remaining.
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QB sneak picks up a first down
Cade McNamara got a big push from his teammates to pick up a third-and-1 from the Iowa 43 with 1:55 remaining.
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Iowa 19, ISU 17 (2:50 4th)
Iowa State goes three-and-out. Iowa has it at its 33, but the Cyclones have all three timeouts remaining.
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ISU ball: Iowa 19, ISU 17 (3:15 4th)
J.R. Singleton sacked Cade McNamara for a 7-yard loss on second-and-9, then McNamara's third-and-long pass was broken up and the Hawkeyes had to punt again.
Iowa State has just over three minutes to get into field goal territory (or better) from its 20.
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Iowa into ISU territory
The Hawkeye offense is moving again and has Kaleb Johnson to thank. He carried a tackler for a good gain, then powered through a couple more for a third-and-2 conversion.
Cade McNamara's 10-yard pass to Reece Vander Zee got the Hawkeyes to midfield.
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Iowa 19, ISU 17 (6:39 4th)
Rocco Becht had to scramble on third-and-8 and dove a few yards short of the marker. Iowa gets it back at its 30 after a 19-yard Kaden Wetjen punt return.
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Three straight three-and-outs for Iowa, totaling 1 yard.
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Iowa 19, ISU 17 (9:43 4th)
Another three-and-out for Iowa after a solid Kaden Wetjen kick return. Kaleb Brown looked to be open deep on third-and-10 but Cade McNamara's pass was underthrown and almost picked off by Malik Verdon.
The Cyclones get it back at their 17.
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Iowa 19, ISU 17 (11:31 4th)
Kyle Konrardy connects on a 46-yard field goal to cut the Hawkeyes' lead to two.
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Iowa 19, ISU 14 (13:30 4th)
Iowa goes three-and-out on its first drive of the fourth quarter, losing 2 yards.
Iowa State has a chance to take the lead, taking over at its 49.
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End 3rd: Iowa 19, Iowa State 14
Yardage in the third quarter:
Iowa State: 176
Iowa: 82
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Since 2015, Iowa is 72-2 in games in which it led by eight points at any point.
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It's just another Iowa State-Iowa game, trading touchdowns, making plays of 54, 75 yards, playing 21st-century offense.
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Touchdown Iowa State
Iowa 19, ISU 14 (4:36 3rd)
It's a one-play drive for the Cyclones. Jaylin Noel was wide open down the middle and Rocco Becht hit in him stride for a 75-yard touchdown.
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Touchdown Iowa
Iowa 19, Iowa State 7 (4:47 3rd)
Only fitting that Kaleb Johnson punches in his second score of the day to complete a seven-play, 79-yard drive.
It was a 3-yard TD run on first-and-goal. Johnson is up to 167 yards on 12 carries.
Iowa went for two and Cade McNamara threw incomplete looking for Reece Vander Zee.
Have a day, Kaleb Johnson!
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) September 7, 2024
He's into the end zone as @HawkeyeFootball answers quickly. pic.twitter.com/upwMmZjNb4 -
Kaleb Johnson flips the field
Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson is working on a day full of big plays, his latest a 54-yard run he bounced to the outside to the Iowa State 25. He has 159 yards on 10 carries.
Kaleb Johnson continues to GASH the Iowa State defense @HawkeyeFootball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PQSjOtBvQz
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) September 7, 2024 -
Touchdown Iowa State
Iowa 13, Iowa State 7 (8:48 3rd)
The Cyclones are on the board with Rocco Becht's 3-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Higgins, who took it out of Iowa cornerback TJ Hall's hands.
It was a nine-play, 75-yard drive after the Iowa turnover.
HE SAID "GIMME THAT" 😤
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 7, 2024
Massive TD grab for @CycloneFB pic.twitter.com/ZqHYzeTYNo -
ISU's first third-down conversion
Rocco Becht hits tight end Stevo Klotz on play-action for a 28-yard gain on third-and-3 to the Iowa 40.
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Iowa 13, ISU 0 (13:20 1st)
Iowa's first play of the second half is a turnover. Cade McNamara tries to throw back to tight end Luke Lachey and the Cyclones had him covered. Darien Porter jumps the route for the pick at the ISU 25.
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Iowa 13, ISU 0 (13:28 3rd)
Iowa State goes three-and-out on its first drive of the second half and picks up another penalty — delay of game — in punt formation. Matt Campbell was furious.
Iowa takes over at the ISU 42 after a 30-yard Tyler Perkins punt.
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell visibly upset after the penalty. pic.twitter.com/3fF81Z1CNC
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) September 7, 2024 -
Oddly, the first half could have been much, much worse for the Cyclones, who will receive the second half's opening kick.
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HALF: Iowa 13, ISU 0
Iowa State kicker Kyle Konardy missed a 41-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. Iowa's defense has not given up any points through six quarters this season.
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Iowa 13, ISU 0 (1:11 2nd)
Iowa's 10-play, 77-yard drive ends with a 21-yard Drew Stevens field goal. It is the second time that Iowa State made a goal-line stop today. Kaleb Johnson was responsible for 63 of the 77 yards on the drive.
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Iowa 10, ISU 0 (2:57 2nd)
It's been a relatively uneventful second quarter so far. Both Iowa drives and all three ISU drives so far ended with punts. Iowa has the ball at its own 20.
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Iowa 10, ISU 0 (7:16 2nd)
ISU has its third three-and-out of the first half. Iowa takes over at its own 18.
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Iowa 10, ISU 0 (9:03 2nd)
Iowa State had its first first down of the game (thanks to a defensive penalty), but the drive doesn't go much farther. Iowa then goes on a three-and-out.
ISU has the ball at its own 41.
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Iowa 10, ISU 0 (13:38 2nd)
Iowa falls short on first, second and third-and-goal and has to settle for a 23-yard Drew Stevens field goal. Jay Higgins' interception set up the scoring drive.
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END OF Q1: Iowa 7, ISU 0
It was essentially as good of a quarter as Iowa could (realistically) ask for. The Hawkeyes are a yard away from another touchdown, starting the second quarter with first-and-goal from the 1-yard line.
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Iowa 7, ISU 0 (1:14 1st)
Iowa LB Jay Higgins intercepts Rocco Becht on third down, and the Hawkeyes will take over at the ISU 12. Another great opportunity here for Iowa.
Iowa LB Jay Higgins read this one 👀 #B1GFootball on CBS 📺 pic.twitter.com/EsJZy2UwTe
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 7, 2024 -
Iowa 7, ISU 0 (2:10 1st)
Iowa's drive showed some promise with Cade McNamara's 21-yard completion to Jacob Gill, but then the drive stalled. Rhys Dakin punts from the ISU 40, Iowa's special teams unit pins ISU at its own 5.
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Iowa State punter Tyler Perkins has bobbled both snaps to him so far and recovered to get off good kicks.
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Iowa 7, ISU 0 (4:09 1st)
Iowa State has another short-lived drive as a false start and Max Llewellyn's third-down sack lead to another three-and-out. Iowa takes over at its own 37.
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Touchdown Iowa: Iowa 7, ISU 0 (6:29 1st)
Iowa scores first with a Kaleb Johnson 27-yard touchdown on the second play of Iowa's second drive. Great blocking on the play.
Kaleb Johnson continues his big-play ways in Week 2 💥#B1GFootball on CBS 📺 pic.twitter.com/2qGBmfkoGq
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 7, 2024 -
Iowa 0, ISU 0 (7:14 1st)
Iowa's fans in the north end zone again made an impact. Iowa State's two false starts kept the Cyclones from doing anything on their opening drive. Iowa gets the ball back at the ISU 43.
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Iowa 0, ISU 0 (9:59 1st)
Iowa's first drive got off to a promising start with three first downs, but a Jacob Ellis TFL eventually led to a third-and-10 from the ISU 39 and Cade McNamara had to throw it away.
The good news for the Hawkeyes is Rhys Dakin pinned the Cyclones at their 1 with a 38-yard punt.
Rhys Dakin just did his best Tory Taylor 🎯#B1GFootball on CBS 📺 pic.twitter.com/OqriDu1Enm
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 7, 2024 -
Kaleb Johnson gets the start at running back for Iowa.
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Iowa pregame injury report
Iowa wide receiver Seth Anderson, as expected, is listed as “out” for the Hawkeyes’ game on Saturday against Iowa State.
Here is the full Big Ten-mandated pregame availability report:
OUT
• WR Seth Anderson
• LB Jayden Montgomery
QUESTIONABLE
• none
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Cy-Hawk pregame coverage
Mike Hlas column: 2 fabulous teams, the biggest Cy-Hawk football game in history. You dare scoff?
Iowa GameDay feature: TJ Hall has a track record of overcoming fierce competition
ISU GameDay feature: How Iowa State QB Rocco Becht is approaching his second Cy-Hawk start
Iowa analysis: 3 keys for the Hawkeyes, including the offense quickly hitting its stride
ISU analysis: 3 keys for the Cyclones, including take what is given
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Gazette Pick 'Ems: Iowa vs. Iowa State
Mike Hlas: Iowa 9, Iowa State 7
John Steppe: Iowa 20, Iowa State 17
Jeff Johnson: Iowa 28, Iowa State 27
Rob Gray: Iowa 20, Iowa State 17
Beth Malicki: Iowa 24, Iowa State 20
Todd Brommelkamp: Iowa 24, Iowa State 14
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How to watch Iowa vs. Iowa State
Kickoff time: 2:40 p.m. (CT)
TV channel: CBS
Live stream: Paramount+
TV announcers: Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network and Cyclone Radio Network