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Iowa State QB Joel Lanning talks about winning his first start

Iowa State is undefeated when Joel Lanning starts at quarterback.

The redshirt sophomore took over under center against Texas, leading the Cyclones to a 24-0 win over the Longhorns. Lanning finished with a 78.2 adjusted QBR after completing 19 of 37 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown plus 13 carries for 64 yards. He took some time to chat with ESPN.com about his first start, the victors' locker room and winning their first game since Oct. 3:

What was your first start like?

Lanning: It was awesome. I wasn’t really nervous at all for some reason.