Key BYU players LJ Martin and Siale Esera sustained injuries in the Cougars' 41-27 win at Iowa State on Saturday afternoon.

Things have not been going well for the Iowa State Cyclones on the gridiron in recent weeks. But, there was some hope that their bye in Week 8 would help them o

The Cougars trailed 24-10 before Bachmeier, the freshman from Murrieta, Calif., got down to business. He led a textbook two-minute drill at the end of the first half, converting on fourth-and-2 with his feet before throwing a dart to junior Parker Kingston in the back of the end zone with 25 seconds on the clock.

Once again, Cougars prove that over the course of a 12-round fight, they will be the one standing when the bout is over.

The No. 10 BYU Cougars (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) visit the Iowa State Cyclones (5-2, 2-2) Saturday. Kickoff from Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, is at 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the BYU vs. Iowa State odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

No. 11 BYU (7-0) travels to Ames on Saturday with a prime opportunity to score its first-ever win over Iowa State (5-2).

“I don’t know, I like to sing songs to myself,” Bachmeier said. “... I like listening to the songs that they are playing [in the stadium]. I saw Luke Combs came [to Iowa State] to play. So I was singing ‘Hurricane’ and ‘Fast Car’ that was on. Yeah.”

On April 10, the BYUtv Sports Nation X account posted a poll asking which Cougar team between football and men’s basketball would be more likely to replicate last season’s success. The men’s basketball team has not yet officially begun its season (it has played two exhibition games),