The home team hasn’t prevailed in the Cy-Hawk rivalry since 2018, and Iowa State hasn’t emerged victorious on its home turf in the series in 14 years.The latter fact weighs heavy on the mind of Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht as No. 16 Iowa State hosts Iowa in the high-stakes rivalry matchup on Saturday afternoon at Ames, Iowa.”I can’t wait for Ames, Iowa, to be electric on Saturday,” Becht told reporters Tuesday.The Cyclones have dropped six straight at home in the series since winning a 44-41 triple-overtime shootout in 2011. Even Brock Purdy (2019, 2021) couldn’t come up with a home win over the Hawkeyes.Becht took a shot in 2023, and the Cyclones trailed by 17 before rallying to make the margin of defeat (20-13) look better.The Floridian knew nothing about the rivalry when he arrived at Iowa State. But he’s well-versed now after hearing about it throughout his stay.”It means a lot to me because I know it means a lot to the program and the fans,” Becht said. “We need to do our justice to come out there in Ames, Iowa, and win a game for them. (Iowa) is a great team, and we have to play our best against them.”Iowa State (2-0) shellacked FCS foe South Dakota 55-7 last Saturday after beating then-No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in its opener in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 23.Becht threw three touchdown passes against South Dakota and set a school single-game completion percentage mark (95) by completing 19 of 20 passes. Seneca Wallace (22 of 24, 91.7 percent) set the old mark against Baylor in 2001.Kyle Konrardy booted a school-record 63-yard field goal for the Cyclones on Saturday.The Hawkeyes opened last Saturday with a 34-7 home victory over FCS foe Albany.
