Rocco Becht completed 19 of 20 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 22 Iowa State cruised to a 55-7 win over South Dakota on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.Benjamin Brahmer caught seven passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa State (2-0), which won its home opener one week after starting the season in Ireland. Gabe Burkle had four catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.Abu Sama III, Xavier Townsend, Alex Manske and Dylan Lee added one rushing touchdown apiece for the Cyclones, who outgained South Dakota 529-209.Aidan Bouman completed 15 of 29 passes for 126 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for South Dakota (0-1). Bouman was making his return to Ames, where he was a reserve signal-caller for the Cyclones before transferring to the Coyotes to become a starter.The score was even at 7-7 before the Cyclones closed the game with 48 unanswered points.Iowa State started the scoring on its opening drive. Becht connected with Brahmer to cap a four-play, 75-yard drive that took only 1:50 off the clock.South Dakota responded with a touchdown drive to quiet the Cyclones crowd. Bouman hit Larenzo Fenner for a 6-yard score with 5:44 remaining in the first quarter.
