The ups and downs, ebbs and flows of college and NFL football games is an actual science. Losses can damage confidence and wins can leave a team with a euphoric hangover that can cost them the next week.

The latter is the situation BYU is battling this week as it heads to Ames to play Iowa State, a team that has had two weeks to prepare for the Cougar visit.

Fresh off an emotional win over Utah in Provo, the Cougars displayed several important traits, including zero turnovers. The Cougars ran the ball against a tough Ute defense, amassing more yards than Utah normally yields. On defense, BYU got three sacks against a highly touted Ute offensive line, which had given up only six all season.

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