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College Station, Texas - Iowa State will make its late-season rush toward its first bowl game since 2005 with Austen Arnaud as the starting quarterback.

Texas A&M's Von Miller, his motor on the verge of overheating, leaped over an astonished Iowa State offensive lineman and blocked a field-goal attempt a week ago.

In the last few years, Iowa State was often the cure for whatever ailed the rest of the Big 12.

Junior running back The 5-foot-9, 187-pound Robinson leads the Big 12 in rushing at 101.6 yards per game.

The Iowa State Cyclones will have to wait at least another week for that victory that makes them bowl eligible.

2 Texas clarified the Big 12 South title picture by thumping No. 18 Oklahoma State 41-14 in Stillwater on Saturday night.

Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud says he'll be back in the lineup Saturday when the Cyclones face Oklahoma State .

Iowa starting running back Adam Robinson is likely out for at least the rest of the regular season with an ankle injury.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M's offense was so good on Saturday that freshman punter Ryan Epperson got the day off.

Texas A&M's Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael, both young men of faith, have become fast friends as fellow Aggies running backs - with emphasis on fast.

Now the job is to capitalize on one of Iowa State's biggest football successes, says Cyclone legend Marv Seiler.

Iowa State's Jerome Tiller ran 19 times for 65 yards and was 9 of 19 passing for 102 yards and a TD at Nebraska on Saturday.

Favorable field position is to a football team what a positive approval rating is to a politician: It's hard to win without it.

Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads ran over to a small section of Cyclones fans after last week's stunning win over Nebraska, pumping his fists in the air and grinning from ear to ear.

If Zac Lee's the guy, the offense needs to be catered more toward his strength: The deep ball.

The spread isn't dead, but Missouri coach Gary Pinkel says the offense isn't thriving like it was in recent seasons in the Big 12 and the rest of college football.

Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads believes quarterback Austen Arnaud and running back Alexander Robinson will be ready to play Saturday when the Cyclones face Texas A&M . Arnaud and Robinson missed last week's win at Nebraska with injuries.

Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson wants better execution this week. Quarterbacks and boos and media and questions and turnovers and rankings and sound bytes and fans and - Oh, yeah.

Nebraska matched a school record by committing eight turnovers, including four inside the Iowa State 5, and the Cyclones upset the Cornhuskers 9-7 for their first victory in Lincoln since 1977.