Cole Bair

An unrelenting schedule sends Northern Iowa to 25th-ranked Youngstown State in Week 12. Seven starters return for the YSU offense, including four on its offensive line, after reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Yet another ranked Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent confronts Northern Iowa in week 11. No. 19 Illinois State is poised to continue its annual playoff contender status.

UNI volleyball coach Bobbi Petersen made clear just how much the program she’s built into an elite mid-major over three decades means to her.

A rugged Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule sends Northern Iowa to rival North Dakota State in November. The second-ranked Bison enter the 2024 season with typical expectations despite being under the guidance of first-year head coach Tim Polasek.

With a lot of questions to answer before its season kicks off, plenty was learned Tuesday during Northern Iowa’s football media day. Here are some of those answers.

While the shine of UNI football may have worn off some according to the Panthers’ peers, the work continues like it always has inside the UNI-Dome.

With only nine of its 22 starters returning from a season ago there are plenty of questions surrounding the UNI football team heading into the 2024 season — and Tuesday’s annual media day.

Northern Iowa will return to the UNI-Dome for its eighth game of the season and its final Missouri Valley Football Conference matchup against Missouri State.

Coach Ben Jacobson put an emphasis on offense during this training period, but said other aspects will be focus of fall workouts

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Northern Iowa’s game at Hawaii on Sept. 21 will be its third consecutive non-conference road game. The Rainbow Warriors finished last season 5-8, but enter 2024 with optimism after winning three of their final four games.

The strength of Northern Iowa’s 2024 schedule skyrockets in week 3 with a matchup against Nebraska in front of a sold-out crowd of 90,000 at Memorial Stadium.

While St. Thomas represents a second consecutive matchup against a Pioneer Conference, non-scholarship opponent for UNI, the challenge is likely to be greater than the season opener against Valparaiso.