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Texas is a touchdown favorite over the Cyclones

Iowa State (2-5, 1-3) and Texas (3-4, 2-2) both played in rain storms last Saturday. The Cyclones lost to No. 2 Baylor 45-27. Texas on the other hand outlasted Kansas State in a hard fought, 23-9 defensive struggle. 

When the Longhorns come to Ames for Saturday night’s Halloween tussle, they will enter Jack Trice Stadium as a seven-point favorite. 

Iowa State helped its cause, and the point spread, by showing some life and outscoring Baylor 20-10 in the second half on Saturday. 

It’s likely that the Cyclones will be led by a new quarterback – sophomore Joel Lanning – when they take the field on Halloween. 

Paul Rhoads will meet the media for his weekly press conference today at 11:30. Stay tuned for that. 

Chris Williams

Chris was hired as Cyclone Fanatic’s publisher in the fall of 2009. He is Iowa State football's postgame show host on the Cyclone Radio Network and can be heard daily from 4-7 on Des Moines' top-rated sports station, 1460 KXnO. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism, is the former publisher of the old CycloneNation.com (Scout.com). He has also written for the Des Moines Register, the Ames Tribune, CycloneReport.com and is the former sports director at KMA Radio. When Williams isn’t working, you can usually find him doing something outdoors with his wife Ashley, daughter Camryn, and Golden Retriever Dierks. He enjoys golfing, boating, country music, the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Braves and is passionate about any and all motor sports so finding Williams at a local dirt track is very common.

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