Less than 24 hours from kickoff against Arizona, Iowa State's injury report did not improve much from Thursday night's report.
The Cyclones downgraded Trey Verdon and defensive tackle Donovan Fitzmaurice to out on the third Big 12 player availability report released on Friday, Oct. 23, for their Week 8 road matchup against Arizona. Iowa State included five total players on the report, with three other defensive players, including Beni Ngoyi, out for the game as well.
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Arizona removed safety Lee Molette III from its list, while it downgraded cornerback Swayde Griffin to out for Saturday's game as well
The Cyclones are 3-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play. Iowa State took last year's meeting against Arizona 39-14 in Ames.
Iowa State and Arizona are set for a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff at Casino Del Sol Stadium in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday, Oct. 24. Here is the full availability report for Iowa State-Arizona from Friday's release:
Iowa State players listed as 'out'
- CB Benji Ngoyi
- DE Trey Verdon
- DT Donovan Fitzmaurice
- DE Caden Crawford
- DT Ka'Mori Moore
Arizona players listed as 'out'
- WR Giovanni Richardson
- WR Chris Hunter III
- TE Cole Rusk
- S Dajon Hinton
- CB Swayde Griffin
- OL Keona Peat
- DL Ezra Funa
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa State football vs Arizona, Friday's availability report