Miami boasted the top-scoring offense in the country, but Iowa State football hung with it every step of the way before winning a thriller.

Miami's Cam Ward set an NCAA record for TD passes in one half of play and Iowa State's Rocco Bect led a late comeback in a bowl game that lived up to its reputation for postgame antics

Damien Martinez ran for a career-high 179 yards in the Miami Hurricanes’ loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.

During Saturday's Pop-Tarts Bowl between the Miami Hurricanes and Iowa State Cyclones, an altercation erupted on the Miami sideline during the first

But then, not every team gets to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Of note: Pop-Tarts Bowl MVP Rocco Becht chose cinnamon roll flavor for the team to eat. REQUIRED READING:Is the Pop-Tarts Bowl mascot edible? Explaining mascot, flavors for college football bowl ...

Cam Ward sat out the second half of Miami's Pop-Tarts Bowl loss to Iowa State, with the Hurricanes falling 42-41. Social media had a lot to say:

Rocco Becht scored from a yard out on fourth-and-goal with 56 seconds remaining and No. 18 Iowa State capped the best season in school history by rallying past No. 15 Miami 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday.

It came down to the Miami Hurricanes defense needing to make a goal-line stand. The Iowa State Cyclones were at the Miami 2-yard line, 6 feet away from taking the lead in the final minutes of the Pop-Tarts Bowl. First and goal, 1:41 left on the clock, direct snap to running back Carson Hansen. No gain.

Miami football quarterback Cam Ward ended his final college game prematurely on Saturday against Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl despite still being in a close game. Ward, a 2024 Heisman Trophy finalist and expected first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft,

For the second straight year, the Pop-Tarts Bowl captured the attention of the college football world. The story of the game wasn't just the touchdowns or turnovers (though there were plenty of both),