Rocco Becht has hand in 3 TDs, No. 20 Cyclones run off to a 52-7 win over Arkansas St.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Carson Hansen rushed for two scores as No. 20 Iowa State rolled to a 52-7 win over Arkansas State on Saturday.

Becht’s 1-yard run put the Cyclones up 14-0 late in the first quarter, and his TD passes of 10 yards to Tyler Moore and 16 yards to Jayden Higgins helped put the Cyclones (3-0) up 31-0 at half.

Hansen, who struggled to find playing time during his freshman year, rushed for 58 yards on nine carries and forced a fumble following an interception thrown by ISU backup quarterback Connor Moberly late in the third quarter.

The Cyclones rushed for 237 yards and finished with 490 yards of total offense, their most since 2021.

The Cyclones entered the game with a total of 175 yards on 50 carries in their wins against North Dakota and Iowa.

Iowa State held the Red Wolves (2-2) scoreless until late in the fourth quarter and allowed just 182 yards.

Arkansas State quarterback Jaylen Raynor struggled against a ranked opponent for a second straight week. He completed 5 of 16 passes for 68 yards with two interceptions. He threw for 140 yards and was intercepted in last week’s loss at Michigan.

Timmy McClain threw a 27-yard pass to Hunter Summers for the Red Wolves’ only score.

The Takeaway

Arkansas State: The Red Wolves struggled in all facets against a second straight ranked power-conference opponent and committed four turnovers.

Iowa State: The Cyclones finally got their running game going, and the defense recorded four sacks in a dominating performance.

Poll Implications

Iowa State looks to move up following an easy win.

Up next

Arkansas State: hosts South Alabama next Saturday.

Iowa State: visits Houston next Saturday.

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