AMES — Normally, the end of a blowout win against a conference opponent at home feels a little … happier? Saturday night in Jack Trice Stadium, after Iowa State beat Arizona 39-14 to move to 5-0, there was a sense of loss among the victorious Cyclones.
Injuries to key defensive players bring a cloud over a dominant ISU performance.
Saturday, defensive lineman Domonique Orange and defensive backs Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman and Jontez Williams all left with injuries. That’s on top of cornerback Jeremiah Cooper’s season-ending knee injury he suffered last week in practice.
After the Arizona game, Campbell confirmed Cooper’s season is over, but made it sound like the other players, excluding Cummings-Coleman, avoided serious injury. Cummings-Coleman’s injury “was probably a little more