Becht accounts for 3 TDs as Iowa State drops Cincinnati 30-10

CINCINNATI -- , Rocco Becht threw two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Iowa State defense collected two more interceptions as the Cyclones defeated Cincinnati 30-10 in the teams’ first-ever meeting Saturday afternoon. Becht has now thrown at least one score in each of his first seven games as a starter for Iowa State (4-3, 3-1 Big 12), which handed the Bearcats (2-4, 0-3) their fourth straight loss and their first defeat on homecoming since 2017. “Rocco has grown a lot,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. “As a redshirt freshman, seeing a lot of things for the first time, he did a good job of finishing drives, throwing the ball into some tight windows.” The Cyclones entered the day with 10 interceptions, third-most in the FBS. It took the Iowa State defense all of two drives to pick off Cincinnati quarterback Emory Jones .