Iowa State’s ‘D’ picks off TCU

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State rushed for 215 yards and the defense intercepted four passes as the Cyclones pulled away for a 27-14 win Saturday over TCU.

Eli Sanders led the way for Iowa State (3-3, 2-1 Big 12), rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.

The Cyclones averaged well over 6 yards per carry before taking a knee at the end of the game, wearing down TCU (3-3, 1-2) in the second half.

Abu Sama ran for 59 yards, with 55 of it coming on a touchdown with 11:30 left in the third quarter to give Iowa State a 17-7 lead.

Rocco Becht added 138 passing yards and a touchdown for Iowa State, which improved to 20-5 in its last 25 Big 12 home games.

TCU had been 7-0 in true road games under second-year coach Sonny Dykes.

Emani Bailey led the Horned Frogs with 152 yards rushing on 21 attempts – his fourth 100yard game of the season.

Horned Frogs quarterback Chandler Morris, who ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 and 10th nationally with nearly 331 yards of total offense per game, left with just under 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter with an apparent leg injury.

The TCU offense was struggling with selfinflicted wounds before Morris' departure, including a blocked punt late in the second quarter.

Iowa State's last fourinterception game was 2016 against San Jose State.

TEXAS TECH 39, BAYLOR 14

Behren Morton threw for 180 yards with three touchdowns while running for another score, and Tahj Brooks ran 31 times for 170 yards for the visiting Red Raiders (3-2, 2-1 Big 12).

KANSAS 51, UCF 22

Devin Neal rushed for 154 yards, and Daniel Hishaw rushed for another 134 yards and scored twice for the Jayhawks (5-1, 2-1), who finished with 399 yards on the ground.

OKLAHOMA STATE 29 KANSAS STATE 21

Friday in Stillwater, Okla., Ollie Gordon ran for 136 yards and a touchdown, and Alex Hale tied a school record with five made field goals for the Cowboys (3-2, 1-1 Big 12).