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Rocco Becht runs for 3 touchdowns, No. 14 Iowa State beats Arizona 39-14

Rocco Becht runs for 3 touchdowns, No. 14 Iowa State beats Arizona 39-14
AUTO GROUP. IOWA STATE, BACK FROM THE BYE WEEK, TAKING ON A PLUCKY ARIZONA TEAM THAT HAD BECOME THE TRENDY UPSET PICK THIS WEEK. THE BETTING LINE AS WE GOT CLOSER TO KICK OFF KEPT CREEPING AND CREEPING TOWARDS ARIZONA. IOWA STATE MADE A STATEMENT, THOUGH THIS EVENING. WHITE OUT IN FULL EFFECT AT JACK TRICE. AND LOOK AT THAT. IT JUST LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. LOOKS LIKE SNOW IN SEPTEMBER. FIRST DRIVE ROSCOE BECK WAS AIRING IT OUT. THIS IS A DIME TO CHASE SOUL INITIALLY RULED A TOUCHDOWN. HIS KNEE WAS DOWN AT THE ONE, SO THE VERY NEXT PLAY, ROSCOE BECK IS GONNA JUST DO IT HIMSELF. QB SNEAK. CYCLONES LED EIGHT NOTHING AFTER THEY WENT FOR TWO AND THEY LED 15. NOTHING IN THE SECOND. THE DEFENSE GETS A BIG PLAY. ARIZONA’S NOAH FIFITA SCANNING AND HE JUST DOESN’T SEE DONTEZ WILLIAMS PICKED OFF AND A LOT OF GREEN AHEAD. HE’S GONNA EVENTUALLY GET KNOCKED OUT IN ARIZONA TERRITORY. IOWA STATE OFFENSE IN BUSINESS THE GIVE TO CARSON HANSEN. HE FINDS THE BIG BOX FROM THREE YARDS OUT 22 NOTHING. CYCLONES LEAD 22 SEVEN AT THE HALF IN THE SECOND HALF, THE CLONES KEPT THEIR FOOT ON THE GAS. QUICK SLANT ON THE RPO. IT’S CHASE SOWELL AGAIN AND HE PUTS ON THE BURNERS DEEP INTO ARIZONA TERRITORY. AND ONCE AGAIN, IT’S GOING TO SET UP THE QB SNEAK. ROSCOE BACKED SECOND ONE OF THE DAY, AND IF YOU LIKE QB SNEAKS, THEN YOU HAD A FUN SECOND HALF BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE RIGHT HERE. WITH THE CYCLONES KNOCKING ON THE DOOR, THEY TAKE A 36 SEVEN LEAD. THEY WIND UP ROLLING IN THIS GAME 3914. YOUR FINAL FROM THE JACK SHANNON EHRHARDT HAS BEEN IN AMES SINCE THE WEEK. MORNING, SHANNON. WHAT A NIGHT. JEFF. THE JACK WAS JUMPING AS THE PLAYERS WOULD SAY. HEAD COACH MATT CAMPBELL. HE SAID OUR GUYS PLAYED COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL. WE GOT BETTER COMING OFF THE BYE WEEK AND THAT WAS HUGE FOR US. AND IT WAS TRUE. ALL THREE PHASES WERE REALLY KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR TAYLOR MAUSER CLEARLY CAME PREPARED FOR THIS ARIZONA DEFENSE. THEY DID HAVE TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR IT AND MAN DID IT SHOW. ROCCO BACKED LIKE YOU SAW. HE HAD THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS HIMSELF, THOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE A PASSING TOUCHDOWN. THAT’S THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2023 THAT ROCCO BECK HAS NOT THROWN A TOUCHDOWN. I MEAN, WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS GAME WAS GOING TO BE OUT OF HAND AFTER THAT FAKE SWINGING GATE. PATTI MAUSER JUST TOTALLY BROKE DOWN THIS DEFENSE WITH EXPLOSIVE PLAYS. AND ONCE THEY GOT WITHIN THE TEN YARD LINE, THEY PUNCHED IT IN ROCCO BECK STAT LINE. THOUGH. 243 PASSING YARDS, NINE CARRIES FOR TEN YARDS AND THREE TOUCHDOWNS. CHASE SEWELL HE HAD FOUR CATCHES, 143 YARDS. HE WAS THE BREAKOUT PLAYER OF THE GAME. CARSON HANSON 19 CARRIES, 63 YARDS, TWO TOUCHDOWNS. NOW WE TALKED ABOUT ARIZONA’S DEFENSE BEING GOOD AND SO WILD. BUT HOW ABOUT IOWA STATE’S 84 QUARTERBACK HURRIES FOUR PASS BREAKUPS. THEY HAD THAT BIG TURNOVER ON DOWNS IN THE FOURTH. THE TWO INTERCEPTIONS WERE GAME CHANGERS. NOAH FIFITA HADN’T THROWN ONE ALL SEASON LONG. MAUSER DID HAVE SOME TRICKS UP HIS SLEEVE, AND HEAD COACH MATT CAMPBELL, HE SAID. FUNDAMENTALLY, WE GOT BETTER THAN WE WERE TWO WEEKS AGO. HE SAID THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK. THAT’S WHAT THEY HAD WORKED ON AND WE S
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Updated: 11:14 PM CDT Sep 27, 2025
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Rocco Becht runs for 3 touchdowns, No. 14 Iowa State beats Arizona 39-14
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Updated: 11:14 PM CDT Sep 27, 2025
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Rocco Becht ran for three touchdowns and threw for 243 yards, Carson Hansen had more scoring runs and No. 14 Iowa State beat Arizona 39-14 on Saturday night.Chase Sowell caught four passes for a career-high 146 yards, including receptions of 43, 32 and 52 yards.“Coaches have come up to me many times and told me that I have the ability to make an impact on this team,” Sowell said. “Seeing those guys pick me up like that was great.”Sowell’s 52-yard reception was the longest of the game.“His ability to take things to another level is super impressive,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. “I'm excited for him after watching him put this much time and effort in and to see those moments come his way.”Becht completed 14 of 20 passes for the Cyclones (5-0, 2-0 Big 12), who led 36-7 midway through the third quarter. His nation-leading streak of consecutive games with a touchdown ended at 22.The teams were meeting for the first time since 1968, with Iowa State beating the Wildcats (4-1, 0-1) for the first time since 1958.Tight end Ben Brahmer had one of the game's highlights when he took an inside handoff and passed 45 yards to Brett Eskildsen to set up Becht's third 1-yard touchdown run.“Having a program where guys are excelling at an elite rate is huge,” Campbell said. “You watch these guys really go to work and it makes you really proud.”Noah Fifita was 32 of 48 for 253 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona.“There were moments that we showed toughness and made some plays, but in the end it wasn't nearly enough,” Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “That's one of the harsh realities when you lose a game like that and you don't execute against a top-14 opponent.”The takeawayArizona had difficulty getting started. On the Wildcats' first five possesions, they had a missed field goal, three punts and Fifita threw an interception.Iowa State: Becht and his backup, Connor Moberly, and Brahmer combined to complete 15 of 22 passes for 288 yards against an opponent that entered the game first in the country in pass efficiency defense.Up nextArizona: Hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday.Iowa State: At Cincinnati on Saturday.

Rocco Becht ran for three touchdowns and threw for 243 yards, Carson Hansen had more scoring runs and No. 14 Iowa State beat Arizona 39-14 on Saturday night.

Chase Sowell caught four passes for a career-high 146 yards, including receptions of 43, 32 and 52 yards.

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“Coaches have come up to me many times and told me that I have the ability to make an impact on this team,” Sowell said. “Seeing those guys pick me up like that was great.”

Sowell’s 52-yard reception was the longest of the game.

“His ability to take things to another level is super impressive,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. “I'm excited for him after watching him put this much time and effort in and to see those moments come his way.”

Becht completed 14 of 20 passes for the Cyclones (5-0, 2-0 Big 12), who led 36-7 midway through the third quarter. His nation-leading streak of consecutive games with a touchdown ended at 22.

The teams were meeting for the first time since 1968, with Iowa State beating the Wildcats (4-1, 0-1) for the first time since 1958.

Tight end Ben Brahmer had one of the game's highlights when he took an inside handoff and passed 45 yards to Brett Eskildsen to set up Becht's third 1-yard touchdown run.

“Having a program where guys are excelling at an elite rate is huge,” Campbell said. “You watch these guys really go to work and it makes you really proud.”

Noah Fifita was 32 of 48 for 253 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona.

“There were moments that we showed toughness and made some plays, but in the end it wasn't nearly enough,” Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. “That's one of the harsh realities when you lose a game like that and you don't execute against a top-14 opponent.”

The takeaway

Arizona had difficulty getting started. On the Wildcats' first five possesions, they had a missed field goal, three punts and Fifita threw an interception.

Iowa State: Becht and his backup, Connor Moberly, and Brahmer combined to complete 15 of 22 passes for 288 yards against an opponent that entered the game first in the country in pass efficiency defense.

Up next

Arizona: Hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Iowa State: At Cincinnati on Saturday.

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