This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/iowa-state as Iowa State Cyclones Football Star Could Be First-Round Talent for 2026 NFL Draft . With just a few games left to go for the Iowa State Cyclones this season, the team will be hoping to finish the regular season strong and secure a good bowl game.

Iowa State football trailed 17-6 early in the fourth quarter but rallied and came away with a gutsy road win over TCU to break its losing streak.

Just as the Cyclones’ losing streak looked set to reach five games, Aiden Flora decided to just go ahead and change everything. The freshman's 79-yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter gave Iowa State an improbable, wild and desperately-needed 20-17 victory on Saturday, Nov. 8, over TCU.

The Iowa State Cyclones will be hoping to put some of the final touches on their 2026 recruiting class in the coming weeks.  Following an upset win against the

Iowa State football ended its losing streak on Saturday. The Cyclones took down TCU, 20-17, on the road on Nov. 8. That officially made Iowa State bowl eligible, with the win over the Horned Frogs marking the team's sixth win of the season.

With parents who played baseball and soccer at a high level, Iowa State football wide receiver Chase Sowell was born to be a Division I athlete.

With the Iowa State Cyclones heading into their final bye week of the year, the 2025 campaign is quickly coming to a close.  It has been a bit of a tale of two