There is a reason the Iowa State rushing attack and rush defense gets talked about so much during the Cy-Hawk rivalry week. It usually decides the game. In fairness, that’s the case most weeks, but it tends to play out that way when facing Kirk Ferentz teams that are built to control the line of scrimmage on defense and win with the rushing attack on offense.
Iowa State didn’t do well in either area during the 31-17 loss last Saturday. Let’s breakdown what happened.
ISU RUSHING
The run game was a concern coming into the season.