AMES, Iowa (AP) - Austen Arnaud threw a touchdown pass and ran
for a score in his first career start, and Iowa State returned five
interceptions for a school-record 202 yards in a 44-17 rout of
South Dakota State tonight.

Freshmen Sedrick Johnson and Darius Darks each caught touchdown
passes for Iowa State, which is now 1-0. The Cyclones forced the
undersized Jackrabbits into six turnovers and picked up their most
lopsided win under second-year coach Gene Chizik.

Iowa State led 20-0 at halftime and put the game away late in
the third quarter. Arnaud threw his first career touchdown pass, a
18-yarder to Darks, to make it 27-3. Three plays later, Derec
Schmidgall took an interception 37 yards to push Iowa State's lead
to 34-3 with 2:14 left in the third quarter.

Ryan Berry was 23-of-37 passing for 170 yards and five
interceptions for South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits are in their
first year as a full-fledged FCS program and were facing their
first major college opponent since 1984.

Arnaud, who beat out Bates in a heated competition during fall
camp, was 8-of-11 passing for 98 yards. Bates was 5-of-8 passing
for 61 yards and a touchdown, and he ran for 59 yards on nine
carries.