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It was a bad week for the Cy and the Hawk.

Both the Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes took early leads but squandered them, losing road games to Kansas and UCLA.

Quad-City Times beat reporters Ben Hutchens and Ethan Petrik give their thoughts on the biggest issues each team faces.

Show rundown:

2:20 Iowa State has serious defensive problems

4:28 offense solved opening-drive struggles, Jaylin Noel balled out in his homecoming game, but none of it will be remembered

6:29 Brendan Sullivan showed what his floor is at Iowa

7:25 Jackson Stratton coming in at QB was the “What now?” moment

7:55 What’s next for Iowa’s quarterbacks

9:30 Kaleb Johnson’s Heisman Trophy hopes are probably over

10:22 UCLA and Iowa are both worse-off this season from the Big 10 expansion

10:51 Utah athletic director Mark Harlan blasts officials after Holy War

13:00 Iowa State’s Playoff-O-Meter (throw up face)

16:16 Iowa QB Spectrum remains unmoved after UCLA game