Iowa State Football: 5 reasons Cyclones will upset Texas in Week 12

AMES, IA - NOVEMBER 10: Defensive back Braxton Lewis #33 of the Iowa State Cyclones celebrates with teammates linebacker Willie Harvey #2 of the Iowa State Cyclones, and defensive end Spencer Benton #58 of the Iowa State Cyclones after intercepting a pass late in the second half of play against the Baylor Bears at Jack Trice Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa State Cyclones won 28-14 over the Baylor Bears. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

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AMES, IA – SEPTEMBER 22: During a pre-game moment of silence the Iowa State Cyclones and the Akron Zips wear CBA helmet decals to honor Celia Barquin Arozamena, (pictured on the jumbotron), at Jack Trice Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Ames, Iowa. Celia Barquin Arozamena, Iowa States 2018 Big 12 Women’s Golf Champion, was murdered Monday September 17th while playing golf on a course near the college. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

2. Corey Dunn steps up

It has been a season of highs and lows for Corey Dunn, he season started off on a low point against Iowa where he had punts of 15 and 13 yards that really hurt the Cyclones in the field position game.

However, he has come up big in some key spots for Iowa State, as he averaged 43.5 yards per punt in the Cyclones upset of West Virginia back in October and averaged 41.3 yards per punt last week against Baylor.

Special teams is a part of football that gets so vastly overlooked by the casual fan that they don’t notice how big of an effect it can have on games.

Dunn has been subpar for most of this year, but I believe he will come through huge for Iowa State. Being able to flip field position in a conference like the Big 12 and with a defense like Iowa State’s is a huge advantage and Dunn is more than ready to have a positive impact.

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