Augustus 23, 2025
Kansas State scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough. Now, I don’t want to sit here and say I told you so, but I did. I told you Iowa State was going to win this game, and I told you to take Iowa State +3 versus the point spread.
If you watch my YouTube video, you’ll hear me say, “This isn’t going to be a gimmie game.” I knew this wasn’t going to be an easy game for Iowa State, but as someone who truly understands the game of football at the heart chakra level, I knew this was a game Iowa State could win.
When it was all said and done, the Cyclones won 24-21, and they played a fantastic game. They held the ball seven minutes longer than Kansas State, they were able to rush the football, and their defense made the big plays when it was necessary for them to do so.
I’ll tell you what I can’t understand.
Athlon Sports publishes an annual College Football Preview, and in their predicted playoff bracket scenario, they had the Kansas State Wildcats as the 4th seed. They also picked the Wildcats to win the Big 12 Conference. I studied both teams for about three days so I could write my gameday preview, and I knew immediately. Iowa State was a much better team than the “experts” at Athlon would have you believe.
I didn’t understand how they, as “experts,” could pick Kansas State to be the 4th seed team in this year’s playoffs and not even have Iowa State in the entire playoff picture.
Anyway.
Iowa State scored the first points of the game in the first quarter when Dominic Overby caught a touchdown pass from Rocco Becht, but K-State came right back. The Wildcats moved the ball down the field, and Avery Johnson ran the ball in from the fifteen.
The game was tied, 7-7, at halftime.
Late in the 3rd quarter, Rocco Becht connected with Brett Eskildsen for another touchdown pass, and Iowa State was ahead, 14-7.
The Wildcats scored first in the fourth quarter. A 38-yard-touchdown pass from quarterback, Avery Johnson, to wide receiver, Jayce Brown, tied the game at 14.
Then, after Kyle Konrardy kicked a field goal to put the Cyclones up again, 17-14, the Iowa State defense came up with a huge stop on fourth down.
Iowa State had great field position to start the drive, and Rocco Becht ran it in for another touchdown. Iowa State was winning, 24-14.
With 6:23 left in the game, wide receiver, Jerand Bradley, caught a 65-yard-touchdown from Johnson to bring the Wildcats within three points, but that’s where it ended.
Rocco Becht threw the ball 28 times, and he completed 14 passes for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns. Carson “Umm Bop” Hansen had 71 yards on 16 carries, and Abu Sama had 43 yards on 14 carries.
Listen guys, I’m the real expert. It’s not Athlon Sports, and it’s not all these people on the internet and on YouTube. It’s me.
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