Iowa State just lost the heart of its defense. Linebacker Caleb Bacon is officially in the transfer portal, and that’s a massive blow for the Cyclones heading into 2025.
Injuries have been a major storyline for the Iowa State Cyclones throughout the 2025 college football season. They have contributed to the team’s season spiraling out of control.
For the first time in eighty-six years the Iowa State Cyclones have started the football season with a 6–0 record. To put it into perspective, the last time an Iowa State team started a year with six wins jazz was still a taboo genre of music in the United States.
Iowa State linebacker Caleb Bacon underwent surgery Sunday after suffering an injury to his lower left leg in the Cyclones' season opener. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said Monday that Bacon could "have the opportunity" to return later this year.