Key BYU players LJ Martin and Siale Esera sustained injuries in the Cougars' 41-27 win at Iowa State on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars trailed 24-10 before Bachmeier, the freshman from Murrieta, Calif., got down to business. He led a textbook two-minute drill at the end of the first half, converting on fourth-and-2 with his feet before throwing a dart to junior Parker Kingston in the back of the end zone with 25 seconds on the clock.

Things have not been going well for the Iowa State Cyclones on the gridiron in recent weeks. But, there was some hope that their bye in Week 8 would help them o

Citing a consistently impressive showing from true freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier, among other strengths, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit all picked BYU to win over Iowa State.

The No. 10 BYU Cougars (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) visit the Iowa State Cyclones (5-2, 2-2) Saturday. Kickoff from Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, is at 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the BYU vs. Iowa State odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

No. 11 BYU (7-0) travels to Ames on Saturday with a prime opportunity to score its first-ever win over Iowa State (5-2).

“I don’t know, I like to sing songs to myself,” Bachmeier said. “... I like listening to the songs that they are playing [in the stadium]. I saw Luke Combs came [to Iowa State] to play. So I was singing ‘Hurricane’ and ‘Fast Car’ that was on. Yeah.”

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels (7-1, 4-1 SEC) made a statement in Week 9 after taking down No. 13 Oklahoma to capture the program's second Top-15 victory o