Iowa State drills San Jose State

AMES, Iowa — For once, there wasn’t a quarterback controversy for Iowa State.

The Cyclones excelled behind both Joel Lanning and Jacob Park, who helped deliver first-year coach Matt Campbell’s first win.

Park threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns and Iowa State thumped San Jose State 44-10 on Saturday.

Mike Warren rushed for a season-high 103 yards for Iowa State (1-3), which finally had some success rotating Lanning, the starter, and Park.

Lanning was 5 of 8 passing for 136 yards and two TDs. The pair rotated on what appeared to be a preplanned schedule — and the Spartans couldn’t stop either one of them.

“You can call it a rotation or us competing or whatever you want. But we don’t see it as that. We’re just tak- ing our opportunities that we get and try to execute,” Lanning said. “We just kind in Ames. The Cyclones staff enough to earn of fed off each other.” finally got to see what he snaps. Park, a sophomore,

The Cyclones needed meant on Saturday. Despite played like a senior against just 7:51 and 24 plays to put some struggles containing the Spartans. Park’s pocket up 23 points — a season high the run, Iowa State was the presence and awareness for a game — in the first half. better team on both sides of was fantastic, as was his Lanning’s 49-yard TD pass the ball. For a program that touch on both short and to Deshaunte Jones made dropped its previous two deep balls. Park got himself it 30-3 early in the second games by a combined 60 in trouble on a few quick half. points, that’s progress. “It tosses that San Jose State’s

“It was efficient. That’s wasn’t perfect. But I think cornerbacks nearly picked the thing we have to be to you saw improvement,” off, but overall he looked have success,” Campbell Campbell said. like a Big 12 quarterback. said of the offense, which San Jose State: Love finished with 503 yards. might be good someday for

San Jose State freshman the Spartans. But his interception Josh Love threw for total didn’t include 155 yards, but he was also a handful of picks that Iowa picked off four times. The State just missed out on. Spartans (1-3) sorely missed San Jose State desperately starter Kenny Potter, who needs a healthy Potter if it was out with a right leg hopes to push for a bowl injury. bid.

Iowa State: Campbell has preached about “the process” it takes to be successful from the day he arrived

Though Lanning has been the starter since the middle of last season, Park has impressed the coaching

Iowa State hosts Baylor, its third opponent to be ranked at some point this season. Both Iowa and TCU, which beat the Cyclones by a combined score of 83-23, dropped out of the Top 25 after early losses.

San Jose State opens Mountain West play when travels to face New Mexico, a matchup of two teams expected to finish in the bottom half of the league.