The last time TCU played Iowa State with this much on the line was in 2014 when the Horned Frogs pummeled the Cyclones 55-3 in the regular-season finale.
It didn’t matter. The College Football Playoff selection committee, in its first season, inexplicably dropped TCU three spots to No. 6 in their final rankings and the Frogs were prevented from playing for the national championship.
This time around, a similar slight is unlikely.
The No. 25 Cyclones (5-2, 3-1 in the Big 12) are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2005 and present a formidable challenge for No.