The team that won Cy-Hawk is sputtering. The team that lost is surging.

That's the quirky nature of a college football season as Iowa State has lost two consecutive games following a 24-17 loss to Colorado . Iowa got back on track with a blowout win at Wisconsin and is still in contention for the Big 10 Championship.

ISU gets a much-needed bye week to improve on its details while the Hawkeyes prepare to host a Penn State team that fired coach James Franklin on Sunday.

CyHawk Talk rundown:

1:10 Takeaways from Iowa State’s loss at Colorado

2:40 What’s next for Iowa State?

6:58: Takeaways from Iowa’s win at Wisconsin

11:50 What does Penn State firing James Franklin mean for Iowa game?

16:06 Iowa State grades vs Colorado

19:35 Iowa grades vs Rutgers

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