On Saturday, the No. 11 Cougars face a crucial road challenge at Iowa State, a program they haven’t defeated in five tries. Iowa State will have had two weeks to prepare and their backs are against the wall after losses to Colorado and Cincinnati.

And that’s pretty much what Kalani Sitake, in so many words, told his players after they beat Utah on Saturday night. Straight into the grinning teeth of victory — yeah, he wanted them to enjoy the moment — and, yet, he reminded them of what happened to the Cougars last season after they beat the Utes.

Jack Trice Stadium/Ames, IA Game time/channel: 12:30 pm PT/3:30pm ET (FOX) Spread: -2.5 (Iowa State) Matchup History: 5-0 (Iowa State) Indeed, BYU has never beaten Iowa State. In fact, it’s the most matchups for a BYU opponent without the Cougars scoring at least one win in their history.

The Iowa State Cyclones will be facing the undefeated BYU Cougars and there was understandably some concern when the injury report came out for the team this we