Defense stingy, offense struggles in loss to OU

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliams A week after the biggest win in Iowa State football history, the Cyclones were hardly hungover in Saturday’s 26-6 loss at Oklahoma. Iowa State’s defense was fantastic. Iowa State’s offense was not fantastic. For more details, I highly encourage you to read this recap. FINAL BOOK: OU 26, ISU 6 THREE UP No hangover – When you consider the fact that Iowa State turned the football over four times in the first half and had a legitimate chance to win the game in the fourth quarter against an Oklahoma team who many picked to win the national title in the preseason, that should tell you a lot. “We came into the week wanting to win this game,” said linebacker Jake Knott. Last year, Iowa State went into Norman and was blown away by Oklahoma’s speed, size, talent, atmosphere and well, pretty much everything. That was not the case on Saturday. The Cyclones belonged on the same f...