After beginning its season with two straight losses, it quickly became evident Northern Iowa’s protection of All-America quarterback Theo Day simply wasn’t good enough. Junior left tackle Jared Penning said pass protection was a point of emphasis in practice ahead of the Panthers’ win over Idaho State.
Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley said a week ago that rather than calling it a “bye week,” he considered it a “work week” for his Panthers.
Despite a dominant 41-17 win at Idaho State on Saturday, Northern Iowa’s football team enters its bye week with a lot to work on.
Northern Iowa travels to Idaho State on Saturday for a 5 p.m. (CT) kickoff at Holt Arena. Here are three keys to the game and a score prediction.
While Northern Iowa’s offense has performed well below its own expectations through two games this season, there’s reason to not be pressing the proverbial panic button.
Drew Tate, a “football rat all the way,” wants to eventually be an offensive coordinator and ultimately a head coach.
Former Iowa quarterback Drew Tate is the guest on this week’s Hawk Off The Press podcast. Now an assistant coach with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Tate talks about his coaching journey in the Canadian Football League, his time as an assistant at Northern Iowa, what impresses him about Kirk Ferentz’s coaching career and more.
UNI faces winless Idaho State on Saturday for a “get right game,” but the Panthers need to get better quickly or a long season awaits.
A forgettable stat sheet included three lost fumbles, three interceptions, five sacks of Panthers quarterback Theo Day and six costly penalties. A mountain of errors proved too much to overcome for UNI in a 34-17 home-opening loss to Weber State.
No. 20 Northern Iowa hosts ninth-ranked Weber State Saturday at 4 p.m. in its 2023 home opener, the fifth meeting all-time between the two teams. Here are three keys to the game and a score prediction.
Despite the odds, Northern Iowa redshirt freshman linebacker Jahsiah Galvan worked his way to the top of the depth chart during fall camp and affirmed the decision made by Coach Mark Farley and defensive coordinator Jeremiah Johnson with an impressive debut in the Panthers’ loss at Iowa State last Saturday.
Rhythm and communication. Those were the two words that kept coming out of Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley’s mouth Tuesday after having studied the game film of the Panthers’ 30-9 loss at Iowa State last Saturday.
Jeremiah Cooper’s interception returned for a 58-yard touchdown successfully set the Cyclones’ winning tone early in a 30-9 triumph over the Panthers on a sultry Saturday afternoon at Jack Trice Stadium.
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