Defensive ends L arry Birdine and Calvin Thibodeaux may not have recorded a sack, but they kept Iowa State quarterback Bret Meyer on the run all day, neutralizing his impact. Birdine and Thibodeaux did each produce tackles for losses and combined for eight stops overall.

Linebackers P erhaps responding to earlier-week challenges to produce big plays, Rufus Alexander and Zach Latimer came through with ...