Iowa State is set for its first January bowl game when the 10th ranked Cyclones play 25th ranked Oregon in Saturday’s Fiesta Bowl.
It is also a chance to go home for Cyclone quarterback Brock Purdy. The Arizona native committed to the program in the early stages of coach Matt Campbell’s rebuilding effort.
Purdy will play in a bowl game he grew up watching.
Purdy says the Cyclones are focused on finishing with a win.
Leading receiver Xavier Hutchinson says it is a chance for the Cyclones to beat one of the name programs in college football.
Hutchinson says he expects the Cyclones to bounce back after falling to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game.
ISU linebacker Mike Rose on finishing the season in the Fiesta Bowl.
Rose says the Cyclones are not satisfied just getting to the Fiesta Bowl.
Center Colin Newell says the Cyclones have enjoyed the chance to play this season in the middle of the pandemic.
Newell says a key for the offense will be controlling an Oregon defense that will try to confuse them.
A win will assure the Cyclones of their first top ten finish to a season in program history.
