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    Iowa State football makes rare mistakes in first loss

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    AMES – It would be difficult to sum up the evening better, more succinctly or more bluntly than Rocco Becht.

    “It just wasn’t us,” the Iowa State quarterback said. “When a team plays like that, you deserve to lose.”

    THE Cyclones were not on Saturday what they had been in the previous seven matches. They didn’t play well enough on Saturday to win.

    And perfection no longer exists.

    The things that had defined and propelled the No. 10 Cyclones to tie the best start in school history failed them against Texas Tech in a 23-22 loss Saturday.

    Iowa State became the least penalized team in the country on the night, averaging just over three per game with 25 yards of damage to go with it. That night, they were hit eight times for 59 yards.

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    The Cyclones came into the night seventh nationally in turnover margin with a plus nine, with no lost fumbles. That night, they were tied with Texas Tech and lost their first fumble.

    Losing in the fourth quarter, Iowa State came from behind twice with the strongest effort of the night to win. That night, Texas Tech drove 71 yards in 107 seconds to score the game-winning touchdown in the final minute.

    Everything Iowa State had done to get to 7-0 for the first time since 1938, they weren’t in critical fashion or in critical moments against Texas Tech.

    “You don’t want to play that way, especially early in November,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said, “and we did it. We own it. We live with it. We grow because of it.

    Whatever the disappointment – ​​and there should be plenty – it’s worth remembering that those previous seven games still happened. I imagine it’s much more likely that the Cyclones are closer to the disciplined team of destiny they appeared to be in September and October than the team that walked on rakes all over the field at Jack Trice Stadium SATURDAY.

    “A lot of mistakes were made,” defensive lineman Joey Petersen said. “We often shoot ourselves in the foot. »

    And while panic shouldn’t be on the menu, reflection should be.

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    Two minutes with Joey Petersen after Iowa State’s loss to Texas Tech

    Iowa State football’s Joey Petersen explains the Cyclones’ loss to Texas Tech.

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    The Cyclones, as good as they were, played closer games than a team with its aspirations should if it wants to avoid nights like this. Don’t play Houston 3-0 in the first half. Don’t throw two pick-sixes and give up 350 rushing yards to UCF. Don’t come out shaky against Iowa.

    Don’t collect flags or put the ball on the ground against Texas Tech.

    You mess around and sometimes you find out.

    “When you leave it up to chance and you don’t do your job with a lot of precision and detail, it’s difficult,” Campbell said. “Unfortunately, that’s what we did tonight, and it burned us.”

    Burned, but not cremated.

    Although the loss was a disappointment for Iowa State, the only thing the team lost Saturday was perfection. The rest of his lofty goals and possibilities remain on the table.

    But if you can lose at home to Texas Tech, you can lose any game remaining on your schedule. That’s how quickly it can turn on you.

    The Cyclones should treat Saturday as an aberration and not a cause for alarm. And they have to prove it next week at Arrowhead Stadium against Kansas.

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    Iowa State defensive back Myles Purchases discusses Cyclones’ loss

    Iowa State defensive back Myles Purchases discusses Cyclones’ loss to Texas Tech

    “The things we can control,” cornerback Myles Purchase said, “we have to be able to control them.

    “It’s really hard knowing that the game was in our hands, and we could have stopped it on the last drive. It’s really difficult.

    Iowa State was sloppy on Saturday. It was unruly. It wasn’t clutch in all the ways it had been before.

    The Cyclones weren’t themselves and they didn’t deserve to win.

    The quarterback is right.

    “This team is better than that one,” Becht said. “We need to play better football.”

    Iowa State columnist Travis Hines has covered hurricanes for the Des Moines Register and Ames Tribune since 2012. Contact him at [email protected] Or (515) 284-8000. FFollow him on X at @TravisHines21.

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