Fresh off the bye week, Iowa State (3-3) heads south to battle No. 25 Arizona at Casino Del Sol Stadium. The Cyclones enter the matchup boasting a 23-game 100+ yard rushing streak, led by AP Midseason All-American Aiden Flora (7.56 yards per carry) and veteran quarterback Jaylen Raynor.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Location: Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tuscon
Capacity: 50,800
Line: Arizona -1.5
Television: 11.5
Play-by-Play: Lowell Galindo Analyst: Kirk Morrison Sideline: Dawn Davenport
Home Radio: Wildcats Radio 1290 AM and KHYT 107.5 FM (Arizona Sports Enterprises)
Play-by-Play: Brian Jeffries Analyst: Steven Sylvester Sideline: Zack Moss
Away Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Play-by-Play: John Walters Analyst: Eric Heft Sideline: Ryan Harklau
The injury report as of Friday at 9 p.m. shared Beni Ngoyi, Trey Verdon, Donovan Fitzmaurice, Caden Crawford and Ka’Mori Moore are OUT for the Cyclones. The following Wildcats are listed as OUT: Giovanni Richardson, Chris Hunter III, Cole Rusk, Dajon Hinton, Swayde Griffin, Keona Peat and Ezra Funa.
Offensive spotlight
Iowa State
- Aiden Flora: Walk-on turned scholarship star who leads ISU with 680 rushing yards (113.3 ypg, 7.56 avg, 6 touchdowns) and 870 all-purpose yards (145.0 ypg). He is the only FBS player nationally this season with a rushing, passing and punt return touchdown.
- Jaylen Raynor: 1,001 passing yards (3 touchdowns) alongside 166 rushing yards and 3 rushing scores through six starts.
- Omari Hayes: Paces the Cyclone receiving corps with 17 catches for 208 yards and 1 touchdown.
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Arizona
- Noah Fifita: Program record-holder in career passing yards (10,939) and passing touchdowns (89). Has thrown for 1,756 yards and 16 touchdowns this season, directing an offense averaging 306.7 passing yards per game (10th in FBS).
- Isaiah Mizell: Team-leading receiver with 359 yards and 4 touchdowns on 19 receptions, coming off a 183-yard, two touchdown explosion against West Virginia.
- Kedrick Reescano and Antwan Roberts (RB): Pacing the ground attack with 262 yards (4 touchdowns) and 225 yards (2 touchdowns), respectively.
Defensive spotlight
Iowa State
- Sullivan Schlimgen: Leads the Cyclones with 56 total tackles (9.3 per game) and 3.0 tackles for loss.
- Carson Willich: Anchors the front seven with 7.0 tackles for loss, notching at least one TFL in every game this season.
- Isaac “Bobby” Terrell: Top edge threat with 2.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss.
Arizona
- Cam Chapa: Leading secondary playmaker coming off a career-high 15-tackle performance against West Virginia.
- Chase Kennedy: Key edge rusher highlighted by a 2.5-sack outing against Northern Arizona.
- Defense as a whole: Ranks 6th nationally in sacks (3.17 per game) and 4th nationally in red zone defense (allowing opponents to score on just 64.7% of trips).
Iowa State – Arizona connections
- Head Coach roots: Iowa State head coach Jimmy Rogers grew up in Chandler, Arizona, and played high school football at Hamilton High School.
- Grand Canyon State Cyclones: Seven Iowa State players hail from Arizona: Gavin Broscious (Surprise), Tyler Burnstein (Phoenix), Micah Harper (Chandler), Kaleb Bilal-Jones (Phoenix), Jake Jones (Gilbert), Malaki Ta’ase (Mesa), and Derek Worden (Queen Creek).
- Former Wildcat: Iowa State defensive lineman Kaleb Bilal-Jones played his freshman season at Arizona before transferring to Ames.
- High School teammates: Iowa State offensive lineman DeAndre Carter and Arizona offensive lineman Sione Tohi were teammates at Mater Dei High School in California.
