No. 14 Iowa State's secondary will be without longtime starters Jontez Williams and Jeremiah Cooper for the rest of the season because of knee injuries.
Iowa State Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell has delivered some brutal injury updates in recent days involving star players on his defense. Ahead of the team’s game against the Arizona Wildcats in Week 5, he shared that cornerback Jeremiah Cooper was not going to be returning to the field this season.
The Iowa State Cyclones defense showed up in a big way against the Arizona Wildcats this past weekend in a dominant 39-14 victory. What made the performance all the more impressive was that the defensive unit was shorthanded going into the game.
The 2024 rendition of the Cy-Hawk Series is one that Hawkeye fans would like to forget about. Iowa led 13-0 at halftime before allowing Iowa State to outscore the Hawkeyes 20-6 in the second half and win 20-19.