As bad as things have gone elsewhere for the Cyclones, the running game has found its footing. Iowa State has averaged at least 4.2 yards per carry over the last four games, reaching a high-water mark of 6.3 against Colorado and being north of 5 against BYU.

Travis Hines and Eugene Rapay discuss Iowa State football's issues entering the TCU game and talk about the men's basketball season getting underway.

The Horned Frogs are well-rested coming off a bye, finding themselves not quite out of the Big 12 title race. A win for TCU keeps the team and its conference title hopes alive and extends the Frogs' winning streak to three games. A loss is a gut punch. Nobody likes gut punches.

Spread favorite: TCU (-6.5) Against the spread, TCU is 4-3-1 this year. TCU has two wins ATS (2-2) as a 6.5-point or higher favorite in 2025. Out of eight TCU games so far this season, four have hit the over. Iowa State's record against the spread in 2025 is 3-5-1.

Here's a look at Iowa State's injury situation heading into its matchup vs. TCU, per the Big 12's availability report.

The Iowa State Cyclones will be facing the TCU Horned Frogs in Week 11, and they are going to unfortunately be short-handed on the defensive side of the ball.

Saint Francis (PA) visits the TCU Horned Frogs after Skylar Wicks scored 20 points in Saint Francis (PA)'s 102-66 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners.

N umber five ranked TCU Women’s Soccer fell in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Monday in penalty kicks to the eight seed in BYU. The Frogs outshot the Cougars by a margin of 23 to 9 but let up multiple goals in a game for the first time in a month and lost 4-3 in penalties.

With a secondary that is missing two stars, Iowa State is short-handed in that area, and that is not ideal against the Horned Frogs. Led by quarterback Josh Hoover, TCU has one of the best passing offenses not only in the Big 12 but in the country.