Iowa opens the week as a slight favorite against Iowa State

Iowa will walk into Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday for its annual matchup with Iowa State as a 2.5 favorite in the game.

The Hawkeyes won their first game of the season 28-14 against Missouri State while the Cyclones had a bye last week.

Iowa will be trying to beat Iowa State for the first time since 2010 after the Cyclones have won the last two matchups by three points each. If Iowa State defeats Iowa on Saturday, it will be the longest winning streak since 1998-2002 when the Cyclones won five in a row against the Hawkeyes.

In the Cy-Hawk trophy era, the longest winning streak by either team is held by Iowa when it beat Iowa State 16 consecutive years from 1983-1997.

TCU quarterback Casey Pachall fractures forearm, will miss at least eight weeks

Texas Christian quarterback Casey Pachall, who started the first four games for the Horned Frogs in 2012 before an arrest for suspicion of drunk driving, will reportedly miss at least eight weeks with a fractured left forearm.

Pachall left in the second quarter of the No. 24 Horned Frogs 38-17 win against Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday after an apparent arm injury on a running play. He was bracing for a fall and landed on his arm.

Trevone Boykin entered the game at quarterback for the injured Pachall and led Texas Christian to three-straight scoring drives en route to the Horned Frogs’ first win of the season.

BYU rushes for 550 yards, handles No. 15 Texas

Brigham Young was relentless in its rushing attack Saturday earning 550 yards on the ground en route to a 40-21 home win against No. 15 Texas.

BYU quarterback Taysom Hill rushed for 259 yards — second most in BYU history — and three touchdowns. The 550 yards rushing by the Cougars was the most a Texas defense has given up in program history.

The loss snapped a 13 consecutive game win streak against non-conference opponents for the Longhorns. Orangebloods.com reported Sunday that Texas defensive coordinator Manny Diaz had been fired.

Baylor scores 56 in the first half en route to romp of Buffalo

The Baylor offense is trying to prove to the Big 12 once again that it continues to be a well-oiled machine.

The No. 23 Bears scored 56 points in the first half as they went on to beat Buffalo 70-13 in Waco, Texas. Baylor ended the game with 781 total yards of offense, a school-record.

Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty completed 13-of-16 passing for 388 yards and two touchdowns and played only through the first series of the second half. Running back Lache Seastrunk ended the game with 150 rushing yards and three touchdowns.