Ohio State’s not the only Top Six team that finds itself on the first-half ropes.
No. 4 TCU entered today’s Week 9 matchup with No. 25 Iowa State in Ames as a 7½-point favorite. After two quarters of play, the Cyclones are once again playing the role of spoilers in Academy Award fashion as they’ve completely shut down the Horned Frogs in taking a 14-o lead into the halftime locker room.
TCU came into the game tied for ninth in the country in points per game at 41.6, and 26th in yards per game at 466.3. Not only were they shut out in the first half, but unbeaten TCU was also held to a season-low 148 yards.
ISU quarterback Kyle Kempt continued his stellar play, throwing for 166 yards and accounting for both if the Cyclones’ first-half scores on a pair of touchdown passes.
ISU already has one Top-Five upset in its back pocket this season. Oct. 7, ISU handed No. 3 Oklahoma its first loss of the season. That game, too, was played in Ames.
