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Iowa State survives Sun Belt scare, unblemished entering bye week

ben.hutchens
Sep 13, 2025
Sep 13, 2025 Updated Mar 19, 2026
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2:05 Arkansas State will be a measuring stick for how far ISU has come since the loss at Ohio 5:30 There is a weird trend surrounding Iowa State’s defense 7:45 Iowa State running backs should have a field day 12:46 UMass is the get-right game for Mark Gronowski 14:22 What will Iowa’s playcal…

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Iowa State gets to its bye week tested, but unblemished.

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