Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW

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BEST GAME

No. 15Iowa State at No. 20Texas: Cyclones, who haven’t won even a share of a conference title since 1912, will clinch a spot in the Big 12title game for the first time with a win. Iowa State fans could have only dreamed to be in this position when Matt Campbell was hired five years ago. Texas also controls its destiny. Beat the Cyclones and win out at Kansas State and Kansas and the Longhorns will be playing in the title game. HEISMAN WATCH Kyle Trask, QB, Florida: Trask threw for 383yards and three touchdowns against Vanderbilt last week and is the first SEC quarterbac­k with 30TD passes in seven games. The opponent Saturday is Kentucky. Last year Trask replaced an injured Feleipe Franks and led two TD drives that rallied the Gators from a double-digit deficit to a 29-21win over the Wildcats. Trask has been the starter ever since.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

2: Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly and North Carolina’s Mack Brown are the top two FBS coaches based on career wins. Kelly has 271in 30years, Brown has 257 in 32. 5: Iowa’s win streak against border rival Nebraska. 6: South Florida players who have attempted at least one pass. 7: Buffalo’s streak of games with no sacks allowed. 25: Turnovers committed by Duke in eight games, most in the nation. 69: Number of days it will be Saturday since UTEP has played a home game, the longest in-season stretch in program history. 72: Consecutiv­e games Oklahoma State has won when holding its opponent to fewer than 20points, the longest streak of its kind since at least 1980.

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