Ben Hutchens

AMES — Iowa State's 24-16 win at Arkansas State on Saturday was anything but comfortable.

The Cyclones (4-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12) relied on junior quarterback Rocco Becht to win another one-score game, which has been a successful formula. Becht has promised he's trying to win games by more comfortable margins. A game against the Red Wolves, a team ISU beat 52-7 last season, where the Cyclones were favored by 21.5 points, should have been one of those wins.

Here are three burning questions facing ISU as the Cyclones enter their first bye week:

Should ISU stop scheduling group-of-five away games?

ISU athletic director Jamie Pollard explained that ISU saves up to $4 million by playing road games at group-of-five conference schools. That number doesn’t factor in unreali

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