GAME DAY: Mountaineers Head to Ames for First True Road Test Against ISU
October 03, 2026 08:45 AM | Football
AMES, IOWA — West Virginia gets its first true road test of the season as it faces the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday at noon on TNT/TruTV.
Both teams are coming off home defeats in their conference openers last weekend. West Virginia (3-1, 0-1) dropped a 41-24 decision to Oklahoma State while Iowa State (2-2, 0-1) lost to 15th-ranked Utah 31-17.
The Cyclones, under first-year coach Jimmy Rogers, are now 2-2 with blowout wins over Southeast Missouri and Bowling Green and losses to Utah and 21st-ranked Iowa.
Rogers, with a 35-11 overall record in four seasons, is considered one of the rising stars in the coaching profession after a stellar tenure at South Dakota State that included an FCS national championship in 2024.Â
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Game Preview
West Virginia will attempt to hit the reset button on Saturday when it faces Iowa State in a noon Big 12 clash at Jack Trice Stadium.Both teams are coming off home defeats in their conference openers last weekend. West Virginia (3-1, 0-1) dropped a 41-24 decision to Oklahoma State while Iowa State (2-2, 0-1) lost to 15th-ranked Utah 31-17.
The Cyclones, under first-year coach Jimmy Rogers, are now 2-2 with blowout wins over Southeast Missouri and Bowling Green and losses to Utah and 21st-ranked Iowa.
Rogers, with a 35-11 overall record in four seasons, is considered one of the rising stars in the coaching profession after a stellar tenure at South Dakota State that included an FCS national championship in 2024.Â
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