Cole Bair

As Northern Iowa football continues spring practices and the installation of an air raid offense with first-year offensive coordinator Luke Falk and wide receivers coach Trey Tinsley, its chances of a productive inaugural season in the scheme are heightened by the return and continued development of a skilled offensive line.

It’s been a busier spring than usual for the UNI football team. Nine starters were lost to graduation, another four were lost to the transfer portal, five new coaches are acquainting themselves with the 2024 Panthers and a quarterback competition has officially begun.

Eight former Northern Iowa football players took part in the program’s annual pro day Monday afternoon inside the UNI-Dome. Scouts from 23 of the NFL’s 32 teams were in attendance for the group of former Panthers, headlined by defensive tackle Khristian Boyd.

A 1-9 start to the season didn’t derail the Northern Iowa women’s basketball team. The Panthers — picked as the favorite in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll — weathered early season injuries to All-MVC honorees Grace Bofelli and Maya McDermott and finished 14-5. That was good enough to secure the MVC tournament’s 4-seed and the fourth and final first-round bye.

Top-seed Indiana State put its top-ranked offense in the Missouri Valley Conference on display in a 94-72 MVC Tournament semifinal win against Northern Iowa Saturday afternoon at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

Northern Iowa has an uncommon combination of youth and respected talent entering the Big 12 wrestling tournament, and redshirt freshman Wyatt Voelker said that even though all but one Panther returns next season, the time is now to become a great team.

The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team hopes to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years when it tips off a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal Friday against Belmont.

Panthers are in line for the fourth seed in MVC tournament in St. Louis, and a first-round bye

An up-and-down season for the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is trending upward again, and at just the right time.

Northern Iowa extended Valparaiso’s losing streak to 11 games with a dominant, 68-54, Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball win at McLeod Center Tuesday night.

A 12-0 run to begin the second half helped Northern Iowa upset Drake at McLeod Center Saturday evening, 91-79.

Inconsistency reared its ugly head once again for Northern Iowa’s men’s basketball team on Wednesday night in an 81-73 loss to Illinois State. Coach Ben Jacobson gave his harshest critique of his team this season after UNI was outrebounded and allowed the Redbirds to shoot 53 percent from the field.

A rotation change — albeit in a small sample size — has proved productive as UNI has since recorded two double-digit wins. An 86-67 win at Valparaiso last Wednesday and 74-63 win at home against third-place Bradley on Sunday have the Panthers feeling good.

Dominant first half led by from Bown Born, Nate Heise and Landon Wolf leads Panthers to key MVC win

After being picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason poll, peak moments for the UNI men’s basketball team continue to be more fleeting than was anticipated this season.