AMES – If there any lingering concerns about jet lag, a 66-yard pass to open the game serves up as good of jolt as any European espresso.

Whether the 21 st -ranked Iowa State football team needed the early boost or not, the Cyclones got it and looked more than a little bit dialed as they demolished South Dakota, a top-5 FCS team, 55-7, in Jack Trice Stadium’s 2025 opener on Aug 30.

Whatever hype was generated by Iowa State’s 24-21 win over No. 20 Kansas State last week in Ireland won’t decrease this week as the Cyclones (2-0), even against a significantly inferior opponent, were about as dominant as a team can be against the Coyotes (0-1).

Quarterback Rocco Becht was 19 of 20 (setting a school record for completion percentage) for 278 yards and three touchdowns before becoming a s

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