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On paper, a trip to Iowa State would seem to be exactly what Texas Tech needs to get its wobbly season on track. Texas Tech (4-6, 2-5 Big 12) has lost five of its last six games, including a heartbreaker to Oklahoma State last week, and needs to win out to earn a bowl bid. Iowa State rediscovered its running game in last week's 31-24 win over the Jayhawks, rushing for a season-high 234 yards, and the Red Raiders have the worst rush defense in the league. Continue to Article

November 18, 2016 2:17:am EST

Two weeks into this season Mike Leach was ripping his Washington State team for being soft, decrying participation-trophy culture and suggesting local law enforcement and media were unfairly treating his players after several arrests and run-ins with police. Eight straight victories later and the curmudgeonly, complaining Cougars coach has been replaced by the quirky, entertaining one who muses about picking a team captain based on ability to win the coin toss and weighs in on how soon is too soon to display Christmas decorations. Getting fined and reprimanded by the Pac-12 for publicly accusing Arizona State of stealing signs - as happened to Leach last month - is a whole lot easier to laugh off as Leach being Leach when the 20th-ranked Cougars (8-2, 7-0, No. 22 CFP) are leading the Pac-12 North. Continue to Article

November 17, 2016 5:30:pm EST

While Oklahoma and West Virginia meet this weekend in a top-10 showdown with huge implications for the Big 12 title, there are plenty of teams farther down in the conference standings that can still end up eligible for a bowl game. Continue to Article

November 16, 2016 6:28:pm EST

Establishing the run has been something Iowa State has wanted to accomplish all season. The Cyclones finally found their ground game in last week's win at Kansas and they're hoping that blueprint can help them finish yet another lost season on a high note. Iowa State (2-8, 1-6 Big 12) rushed for 238 yards on 46 carries in a 31-24 victory over the Jayhawks that snapped a five-game losing skid. Continue to Article

November 14, 2016 3:01:pm EST

The words that tumbled out of Iowa State coach Matt Campbell this week may just as well have come from Kansas counterpart David Beaty, whose woebegone teams face each other Saturday. ''I continue to challenge the senior class and I continue to challenge the team,'' Campbell said, ''because this senior class does have a chance to put their stamp on this thing and they've got a chance to come back here some day and say, 'You know what? The Cyclones and Jayhawks, both winless in the Big 12 and each 1-8 overall, are in the midst of massive rebuilding jobs under young, charismatic coaches. Continue to Article

November 11, 2016 12:28:pm EST

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