Cole Bair

Coach Ben Jacobson enters his 20th season with high hopes and liking the roster he’s built

While some things remain the same, a lot has changed within the Northern Iowa football program in the eight months since hiring Todd Stepsis as head coach.

Panthers go for run at end of first half, start of second to run away from Southern Illinois, 78-67

More money is available with bonuses for FCS playoffs and FBS win

Leon Bond’s career-high 37 points leads UNI to their fourth straight win, shooting a season-high 69% from the field at the McLeod Center.

New Panthers boss also wants is looking at transfer portal for this next season, but wants to focus on Iowa high school recruits in the future, introducing an “Iowa Blitz”

Northern Iowa erupted for a 25-0 scoring run to take control, led by Jacob Hutson’s 21 points , Trey Campbell’s 20, while Tytan Anderson reaches 1,000 career points

The former Drake coach was introduced on Monday and talked about building ‘champion’ players with less focus on ‘championship’ teams

A 22-5 game-opening scoring run put the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team in front of Northern Illinois for good Saturday evening at McLeod Center en route to a lopsided, 101-57, win.

The Northern Iowa women’s basketball team fell short to Creighton Saturday afternoon at McLeod Center, 75-71.

He has led Drake to back-to-back Pioneer Football League titles and appearances in the FCS playoffs

Athletics department appears to be moving quickly to name Mark Farley’s successor

Panthers, unbeaten in conference play, are hosting this week’s conference tournament at McLeod Center with eye another championship

The Northern Iowa football team gave head coach Mark Farley plenty of reasons to smile in his final game, holding on to defeat Indiana State on Senior Day, 41-34.

Mark Farley’s 24-year tenure as Northern Iowa football coach comes to a close Saturday at the UNI-Dome when the Panthers wrap up their regular season against Indiana State.