Injuries have plagued the ISU football team recently, and the linebacker position is no exception.

Perhaps the biggest blow at linebacker comes from redshirt junior Luke Knott, whose future with the Iowa State Cyclones is still very foggy.

Knott, a Rivals.com three-star recruit from Lee’s Summit, Mo., injured his hip during the 2013 season. After starting five games at linebacker, the then redshirt freshman had to have season-ending surgery.

Knott recovered quickly and was back on the field for the 2014 season. He started eight games for the Cyclones that year and was third on the team in tackles — recording 74 total and 37 solo tackles.

His hip problem, however, hasn’t gone away. Knott re-injured his hip during this past offseason, and is still waiting on word from team doctors.

“Intelligent minds will give [Knott] and the family all the information and then we’ll start making decisions from there,” said ISU coach Paul Rhoads. “Everything is on the table right now. He could start in 2015, or he could never play football again. I think it’s all on the table.”

Knott was forced to sit out of the spring game on Saturday, and is still waiting for more information on the extent of the injury. Rhoads said last week that he isn’t going to rush this decision, either.

“Until those great surgeons give them everything they need and we know what’s ahead of us, we can’t make any decisions,” Rhoads said.

Redshirt junior linebacker Levi Peters, who also suffered a season-ending injury last season after tearing his achilles tendon, knows exactly what Knott is going through.

And even though the future is still uncertain for Knott, Peters said he thinks Knott can still come back strong.

“He’s battled injuries and I’ve battled injuries,” Peters said. “I couldn’t feel worse for him, but at the same time, you have to have a positive attitude and he’s got to have a positive attitude too.”