Overview
- The Cy‑Hawk Game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kinnick Stadium and will be broadcast on NBC with a livestream available via Sling TV.
- Bookmakers list Iowa roughly a 14‑point favorite, a line that has prompted at least one major betting pick backing Iowa State +14.
- Iowa opened the season with a 40‑0 win over Northern Illinois highlighted by two early rushing touchdowns from Kamari Moulton.
- Iowa State beat Southeast Missouri State 38‑10 in Week 1 with quarterback Jaylen Raynor completing 8 of 16 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns.
- The Cyclones enter the game under new head coach Jimmy Rogers after Matt Campbell’s departure and about 55 players left the program, making this an early look at how Rogers and his staff will reshape the roster.