The Iowa State football team puts a wrap on the 2024 season when they take on Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday afternoon. Following a long few weeks, the

The Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy is headed to Ames, and while the breakfast pastry is sweet, the giant edible version of the treat tasted even sweeter after another come-from-behind, dramatic win for Iowa State football.

It came down to the Miami Hurricanes defense — one that had struggled most of the day and had been the team’s Achilles’ heel all season — 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.