BYU Football Injury Updates for Iowa State

Injury updates for BYU ahead of the kickoff against Iowa State

Casey Lundquist | Nov 11, 2023

On Saturday night, Kalani Sitake and the BYU football team take on the Iowa State Cyclones. BYU is 5-4 and coming off a loss to West Virginia. Iowa State is also 5-4 and coming off a loss to Kansas. In his pregame interview, BYU head coach Kalani Sitake provided injury updates for the Iowa State game.

Running back LJ Martin is available against Iowa State.

BYU guard Paul Maile will start for the Cougars tonight. Maile missed the game against West Virginia and BYU's offensive line struggled without him. He will replace Caleb Etienne in the starting lineup.

The Cougars will get a pair of wide receivers back in the lineup. Kody Epps is cleared and "ready to play" after leaving the game against West Virginia. Keanu Hill will also be available for the first time in a few weeks.

Wide receiver Darius Lassiter will not be available against the Cyclones.

Safety Talan Alfrey is back from injury and available for the first time this season. Alfrey suffered an injury during Fall camp.

How to Watch BYU vs Iowa State

Time: 8:15 PM MT
TV Channel: ESPN
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)

Preview and Prediction for BYU vs Iowa State

Game Information

It's been nearly 50 years since BYU played Iowa State in football. The last matchup came in 1974 when Iowa State beat BYU 34-7. The Cougars are 0-4 all time against the Cyclones. Iowa State is one of the few FBS teams that BYU has never beat.

BYU and Iowa State will kickoff at 8:15 PM Mountain Time. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

BYU Quarterback Situation

Jake Retzlaff Iowa State — Credit: BYU Photo

Jake Retzlaff will start at quarterback for BYU against Iowa State. Retzlaff made his first career start last week against West Virginia, replacing an injured Kedon Slovis.

If there was a silver lining in an otherwise disappointing performance against West Virginia, it was the play of quarterback Jake Retzlaff. The JUCO transfer made his first career start at quarterback for the Cougars, throwing for 210 yards on 24/42 passing. He also had 26 rushing yards on 10 carries.

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Published Nov 11, 2023

CASEY LUNDQUIST

Casey Lundquist is the publisher and lead editor of Cougs Daily. He has covered BYU athletics for the last four years. During that time, he has published over 2,000 stories that have reached more than three million people.