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Rhoads keeps positive, admits struggles of injury-plagued program

APR 22, 2015 5:44a ET

APR 22, 2015 5:44a ET

Every team has its injuries, particularly in a brutally physical sport like football, but Iowa State has had bad fortune over the past few years with keeping key players healthy.

That was epitomized last season when star receiver Quenton Bundrage suffered a torn ACL in the first quarter of the Cyclones' season opener and was forced to sit for the duration of the 2014 season.

Another key player looks like he'll be grappling with injury this coming season as well, as linebacker Luke Knott is experiencing serious setbacks from a lingering hip injury.