Overview

• Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. CT (4:00 p.m. MST) Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames with television coverage on ESPN.
• An updated Big 12 availability report lists 11 Iowa State players out with cornerback Jeremiah Cooper now questionable and defensive end Tamatoa McDonough upgraded to questionable; Arizona has 10 out with two questionable and one probable.
• Iowa State kicker Kyle Konrardy is out with a lower-body injury that coach Matt Campbell says is not long term, and with backup Jace T. Gilbert also out, freshman walk-on Chase Smith is slated to handle kicking.
• Oddsmakers list Iowa State as roughly a 6.5-point favorite with totals near 48.5 points at major sportsbooks.
• Both teams are unbeaten, quarterbacks Rocco Becht and Noah Fifita have opened strongly, and defenses have been stingy with Arizona allowing just two touchdowns and Iowa State yielding about 14.3 points per game.