Overview

• Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. ET at Folsom Field in Boulder on ESPN, with Mike Monaco and Louis Riddick on the call.
• Iowa State enters 5-1 after a 38-30 loss at Cincinnati where Rocco Becht threw two TDs and ran for two more; Colorado is 2-4 after a 35-21 defeat at TCU.
• Sportsbooks listed the Cyclones as roughly 3-point favorites with an over/under around 51–51.5 entering game day.
• The Cyclones’ secondary is thin with season-ending knee injuries to cornerbacks Jontez Williams and Jeremiah Cooper, while Colorado listed Dre'lon Miller as doubtful, putting more on Micah Welch and Dallan Hayden.
• Colorado’s priorities include protecting the ball after Kaidon Salter’s three interceptions last week and improving late-game execution, as Iowa State looks to tighten a run defense that allowed 260 rushing yards to Cincinnati.