SALT LAKE CITY − There's no doubt that Iowa State's season is going to be defined by the way it finishes. On Saturday night against Utah, though, the Cyclones were at risk for having it end in a different direction no one in the program had wanted.

Matt Campbell had to answer all the tough questions about how his team would respond to adversity following back-to-back losses to Texas Tech and Kansas. But no

Carson Hansen scored the game-winning touchdown for Iowa State Saturday night, as the Cyclones topped Utah, 31-28. / Rob Gray-Imagn Images It was far from pretty or perfect, but Iowa State survived, besting Utah on the road, 31-28. With the win ...

It takes a complete football team to win a championship. Iowa State is finding that out with each passing week. Seemingly left for dead in the heated Big 12 Conference race, the Cyclones now find themselves one win away from competing for the league title following a thrilling 31-28 victory over Utah Saturday night.

The Kansas State football team got back to its winning ways with a 41-15 victory against Cincinnati on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. K-State (8-3, 5-3 Big 12) won in dominant fashion and stayed alive in the Big 12 championship race.

Utah’s losing streak continues. And its bowl hopes are no more. The Utes fell 31-28 to No. 22 Iowa State on Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium. With a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, senior kicker Cole Becker pushed a 54-yard field goal wide right.

Iowa State still has a path to the Big 12 championship game but must win out and get help from the teams playing BYU and Colorado.