The Houston defense was a big part of the Cougars 24-16 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils over the weekend and they continue to keep the team in games.

Life in the Big 12 is a walk on the tight rope, leaning this way and that, trying to maintain balance. Saturday night, ASU slipped.

ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt left the game twice, once in the first quarter, then again in the fourth quarter with the game on the line

Arizona @ Colorado — 4 p.m. (FS1) Cincinnati @ Utah — 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) ESPN's College Gameday is set to be at the Cincinnati-Utah battle - one that the Sun Devils will be monitoring closely.

Arizona State lost to Houston 24-16 on Oct. 25, but Malik McClain had a breakthrough performance with star receiver Jordyn Tyson out.

Arizona State football came into its game against Houston one game out of first, but the Sun Devils struggled from the start, falling to the Cougars.

Iowa State football's Nov. 1 home game vs. Arizona State now has a kickoff time and TV assignment. The Cyclones and Sun Devils will start at noon CT on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. TNT will televise the Big 12 Conference game. The game is simulcast on truTV and can be streamed on HBO Max.

The wheels look to have officially fallen off for the Iowa State Cyclones. Coming off their bye to face the BYU Cougars in Week 9, they were riding a two-game l