Iowa State comes full circle, will face Memphis in the Liberty Bowl for the second time

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Iowa State comes full circle, will face Memphis in the Liberty Bowl for the second time

Nov 25, 2023; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht (3) passes the ball during the fourth quarter against the Kansas State Wildcats at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports AMES — “You never want to waste a good failure

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In 2017, ISU’s fans filled roughly half the venerable venue and the Cyclones won, 21-20.

“That was one my fondest memories,” longtime Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart said. “One of the great games of the bowl season that year, so we’re very excited to have (ISU) and, of course, you guys know we skipped over a couple of other Big 12 teams that certainly wanted to be here.”

So who did they skip over?

 

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In 2017, ISU’s fans filled roughly half the venerable venue and the Cyclones won, 21-20.

“That was one my fondest memories,” longtime Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart said. “One of the great games of the bowl season that year, so we’re very excited to have (ISU) and, of course, you guys know we skipped over a couple of other Big 12 teams that certainly wanted to be here.”

So who did they skip over?

Teams wanted to go to Memphis?