What does Iowa State need to get into the Big 12 championship game?

Iowa State entered the week looking like a clear path ahead of them in terms of advancing to the Big 12 title game next Saturday.

Well, some interesting results have the Cyclone faithful sitting down to watch the final league game of the day.

Thanks to a 29-21 victory over Kansas State at home, Iowa State did its part to earn a spot against Arizona State in the conference championship. If BYU, nearly a two-touchdown favorite over Houston, also wins, it will send the Cyclones to Dallas.

However, Colorado is still lurking after its own impressive performance Friday over Oklahoma State. If Houston is able to stun the Cougars, the Buffaloes will be the team lined up against the Sun Devils inside the house that Jerry Jones built.

BYU, which led the Big 12 for most of the season before two recent losses, was still in contention before Iowa State beat Kansas State.

The Cougars put together a scoring drive just before halftime against Houston to take a 21-10 lead.