The Cy-Hawk Trophy is up for grabs in Saturday's 72nd in-state rivalry clash between Iowa and No. 16 Iowa State . Throw conventional wisdom out the window when these teams square off; the away team is a perfect 5-0 dating back to the 2019 contest. It is also typically a safe assumption that defense will be the name of the game when the heated foes square off, as neither team has scored more than 27 points since 2017.

Iowa State took last year's meeting in a 20-19 classic with a pair of fourth-quarter field goals. Quarterback Rocco Becht lit up the typically stout Hawkeyes defense to the tune of 272 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and with his hot start to the 2025 season, perhaps a repeat effort is in store for one of the Big 12's most prolific passers.

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