2023 Iowa State Football Postmortem: Offense
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That was the postgame celebration in the Longhorn locker room after beating Iowa State 26-16 in Ames. It was a gritty, tough-minded win by a Longhorn team down its star running back, with multiple in-game injuries to key starters at guard, tight end and wide receiver and an injured starting QB who seemed to have happy feet and a clouded mind early.