Cyclones nearly pull off upset
By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
AMES — Kansas coach Mark Mangino pulled his Jayhawks together at halftime and gave it to them straight. He figured they were bound to start playing better, because they couldn’t play any worse.
‘‘’We’ve played very poorly,’’’ Mangino said he told his team, which trailed 20-0 at the break. ‘‘’But we can win this game, and we will win this game, if you keep your poise, you stay calm.’’’
The Jayhawks did just that, answering an awful first half with one of the biggest comebacks in school history.
Todd Reesing threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns and No. 16 Kansas stormed back from a 20-point hole before hanging on to beat Iowa State 35-33 on Saturday.
Kerry Meier caught seven passes for 125 yards and two TDs for the Jayhawks (4-1, 1-0 Big 12), who tied the third-biggest comeback in school history by outscoring the Cyclones 35-13 in the second half.
Hawks stopped short
By TIM MARTIN
Associated Press Writer
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State was flirting with disaster, but then its defense stepped up.
Iowa visits Michigan State
By TIM MARTIN
Associated Press Writer
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Don’t expect the offensive schemes to be too complicated Saturday when Michigan State hosts Iowa.
Iowa State hosts No. 16 Kansas
By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
DES MOINES — Kansas has a running game?
The 16th-ranked Jayhawks do, in fact, run the football. Their ground game just seems invisible so far.
Close isn't good enough for Iowa
By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
IOWA CITY — Six points and a boatload of missed opportunities. That’s what has kept Iowa from entering Saturday’s game at Michigan State undefeated.
Cyclones hope to build on youth
By CHUCK SCHOFFNER
For The Associated Press
AMES — A week off has helped coach Gene Chizik get a better feel for his Iowa State football team.


