BOULDER, Colo. - Iowa State football’s season sank to a new low in the mile-high air.

The Cyclones, undefeated and knocking on the door of the top-10 just two weeks ago, now find themselves heading into a bye week, followed by the most difficult stretch of the schedule, just as their grip on the season is slipping.

Iowa State is in trouble. The Cyclones aren’t dead, no, but, after Saturday’s 24-17 loss to Colorado , they are in real, no-good, no-fun trouble.

A 5-0 start to the season, with three wins over Power 4 opponents, now seems beside the point as the Cyclones have skidded to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12 after back-to-back losses. And not the kind of losses you can explain away or find some sort of solace in. Just real, no-good, no-fun losses, first at Cincinnati and no

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