Becht stars as Iowa State beats Kansas State in Big 12 clash - ESPN

DUBLIN — Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping No. 22 Iowa State beat No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in the Aer Lingus Classic on Saturday.

Becht was 14-for-28 for 183 yards. He found Dominic Overby for a 23-yard TD in the first quarter and passed to Brett Eskildsen for a 24-yard score in the third quarter.

With 2:26 to go, Iowa State went for it on fourth-and-3 at the Kansas State 16-yard line. Becht found Carson Hansen for 15 yards and iced the game.

«He called a great play, he gave me two plays and let me decide and I knew we were going to have a chance to get it,» Becht said «We've worked on it in practice and it's been working for us and we're confident with it and I have trust in my guys.»

The Cyclones (1-0, 1-0 Big 12) opened a 24-14 lead in the fourth quarter after a turnover on downs by Kansas State at its own 30-yard line. Becht finished the short drive with a 7-yard touchdown run with 6:38 left.

Avery Johnson passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns for Kansas State (0-1, 0-1). He also had a 10-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

«I mean that's the thing, regardless of the outcome we have 11 games to play,» Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said. «We have our back against the wall, but now we've got to reset and regroup and get ready to play.»

Johnson threw a 65-yard touchdown pass to Jerand Bradley with 6:23 remaining, but the Wildcats never got the ball back.

Both teams struggled to deal with wet conditions in the first half. Kansas State had two turnovers and a turnover on downs, and Iowa State committed two turnovers in the first 30 minutes.

«We just made some great adjustments,» Campbell said. «We saw some things different in the first game and the opportunity to make