Now it’s Nebraska.

Iowa State set up next weekend’s match-up with the No. 18 Huskers by taking care of business against Troy State, 42-12 Saturday.

Seneca Wallace threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns, and Jack Whitver was over 100 receiving yards for the second straight game for Iowa State.

Jason Samples caught 10 passes for 128 yards to lead the Trojans.

Troy State, which came into the game ranked tenth nationally in total defense, limited the Cyclones to just 68 yards rushing. With the ground game proving unproductive, Iowa State went to the air.

“We struggled running the ball, but we had to take advantage of the things we could do,” Cyclone head coach Dan McCarney said. “We threw for almost 300 yards, three touchdowns and won a game by 30 points.”

Todd Miller took back his second punt return for a touchdown – in as many home games – in the fourth quarter. The speedy sophomore broke off a 45-yard return, taking a would-be tackler into the end zone.

“The swatters on the outside gave me a great shot to catch the ball and then also get up the field right away,” Miller said. “I got a great block from Anthony Forrest and Harold Clewis on the outside. The rest of the guys did a great job down field.”

McCarney said a big part of the return was Miller, but others contributed in a big way.

“It takes a lot of people doing things right on one play to take a punt back like he did,” he said.

The Cyclones got on top early when JaMaine Billups broke through to stuff Troy State’s punt on Troy State’s first possession. Andy Kohler scooped the ball up and drug a Troy State player with him into the end zone, making it 7-0 less than three minutes into the game.

“We wanted to see if we could go after the first one to see if we could get it and it was a great job,” McCarney said about the block.

The game stayed a close for the first quarter. Thomas Olmsted booted through a field goal from 34 yards out for the Trojans.

McCarney said the game was physically very competitive early on.

“It’s easy to see why Troy State goes on the road and plays everybody tough,” McCarney said.

Iowa State broke it open in the second quarter.

Wallace found Lance Young for a 20-yard gain to the Trojan 24-yard line. Two plays later, Whitver caught a 17-yard pass from Wallace over his shoulder to get the Cyclones to within one yard of the end zone. With 11:02 remaining in the second quarter, Wallace finished off the 70-yard drive when he went untouched on a one-yard run.

The Cyclones got the ball back again with 1:53 left in the half after another field goal from Olmsted from 42 yards out. Wallace led the team straight down the field, ending the 83-yard march with a pass to Lane Danielsen. The junior caught the ball from Wallace near the sideline and outran the Trojan secondary for a 54-yard score, making it 21-6 Cyclones at the half.

Iowa State got another quick touchdown on their first drive after halftime. Wallace found Young for a 41-yard strike and then hooked up with Young again for a 20-yard score in the corner of the end zone.

Young caught his second touchdown pass from Wallace on the Cyclones’ next possession as he went airborne to make the play – this time in the opposite corner of the end zone – to extend the ISU margin to 35-6.

“Both of those were fade routes and I was in the right place at the right time to come down with two catches,” Young said.

Troy State came right back to score when Hansell Bearden attempted the quarterback sneak from a yard out, but bounced off the pile and in for the touchdown. The snap on the PAT attempt was fumbled and Billups made the tackle to preserve the 23-point lead.