Iowa State and Iowa college football pick this one goes off on Saturday Iowa State 1 and0 after their 21 to3 home win to FCS North Dakota the Cyclones finished at 7 to six last year for head coach Matt Campbell they put up 26 points per game in 2023 with four yards per Rush 256 passing yards 8.5 yards per pass attempt on defense they have the opponents at 24 points 3.9 yards per rush and only 56% completion rate 6.8 yards per pass attempt they returned 10 starters on offense nine on defense quarterback Roco Beck returns at quarterback last season he completed 63% of his passes 8.5 yards per pass attempt he put up strong numbers in his opener against FCS North Dakota the Hawkeyes are one and0 after their 40 to nothing home win to FCS Illinois State Iowa finished a 10 and4 last season for head coach Kirk Fen the Hawkeyes returns 10 starters on offense eight to the defense they put up 15 points per game uh with 3.4 yards per run the passing game was inaccurate and inefficient defensively they held opponents of 15 points per game 3.1 yards per run opponents completed only 56% of their passes against them 5.1 yards per pass attempt Kate mcam returns this season after being injured in 2023 he had a career 61% completion percentage with 7.4 yards per pass attempt uh the the numbers were way down in his five appearances last year he had a good debut against FCS opponent a healthy matth n and the change and offensive coordinator are the key here Hawke guys are experienced and have performed well over the years in their home stadium play Iowa minus three