GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 4 TCU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) at No. 25 Iowa State (5-2, 3-1). The Big 12’s only undefeated team is the first opponent Iowa State will face after getting ranked for the first time since 2005 . Jack Trice Stadium in Ames will be rocking for the first matchup of Top 25 teams there since 2002. The Cyclones have won three straight Big 12 games since Kyle Kempt took over as the starting quarterback. This is the first time since 2012 they have won three league games in the same season. TCU is coming off a 43-0 win at home last weekend over Kansas, with the Horned Frogs setting a Big 12 record by allowing only 21 total yards a week after Iowa State beat the Jayhawks 45-0.BEST MATCHUPWest Virginia quarterback Will Grier , the national leader with 26 touchdown passes, against the Oklahoma State defense. The 11th-ranked Cowboys have allowed a Big 12-low four TD passes, which is tied for third nationally. Grier, in his first season starting for the 22nd-ranked Mountaineers, has thrown for 352 yards per game with only five interceptions. The only Big 12 quarterback with more yards per game is Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph at 379 yards per game. He has 19 TDs with four picks.
Source: Iowa State 5th Top 25 team in Big 12; hosts undefeated TCU – Houston Chronicle