Arizona visits No. 12 Iowa State with high stakes coming off bye

The Arizona Wildcats will come off a bye at 3-0 on Saturday, Sept. 27, with a nationally televised visit to the currently ranked No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones.

It will air on ESPN, and kickoff is set for 4 p.m. MST.

Arizona defeated Kansas State, 23-17, on Friday in a previously scheduled nonconference game. Brent Brennan’s second year on the job began with a 40-6 win over Hawaii that was followed by a 48-3 victory against Weber State.

Iowa State also has a two-week gap between games. The Cyclones are 4-0 after playing in Week 0 and has defeated Kansas State, South Dakota, Iowa and Arkansas State.

The Wildcats and Cyclones have not faced one another since 1968, and Arizona holds a 4-1-1 record all-time.

Big 12 football schedule – Sept. 26/27

All times MST

Friday, Sept. 26

TCU at Arizona State – 6 p.m. (FOX)

Houston at Oregon State – 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Sept. 27

Cincinnati at Kansas – 9 a.m. (TNT and HBO Max)

UCF at Kansas State – 9 a.m. (FS1)

Baylor at Oklahoma State – 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Utah at West Virginia – 12:30 p.m. (FOX)

Arizona at Iowa State – 4 p.m. (ESPN)

BYU at Colorado – 7:15 p.m. (ESPN)

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