Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley has had an offseason that’s been busier than usual. Farley announced Thursday the hiring of three new assistants, headlined by former Washington State quarterback Luke Falk, who was named the Panthers offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
A strong second half sent Northern Iowa past Missouri State in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game at McLeod Center Wednesday night, 72-65
A nearly two-hour episode of the Pinning Combination podcast talks all things wrestling in Iowa with Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs, including the Hawkeye men’s loss to Michigan ahead of this week’s Penn State dual, the upcoming UNI-Iowa State dual, Wartburg’s one-sided win over Coe and recaps of the girls’ state tournament and boys’ state duals.
As the national collegiate athletics landscape continues to shift in the coming years, Bob Bowlsby is “really concerned” about the future of Olympic nonrevenue sports.
Explaining Saturday’s lopsided home loss to Murray State wasn’t any easier for Northern Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson on Monday. The 71-43 loss to the Racers left Jacobson and his players scratching their heads.
Michigan handed Iowa its first loss, Iowa State and Northern Iowa were unkind hosts to West Virginia, Wartburg thumped Coe, plus final thoughts on the IGHSAU state tournament in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
The worst half of Northern Iowa’s men’s basketball season became the worst home loss of Coach Ben Jacobson’s 18-year tenure. Murray State routed the Panthers at McLeod Center Saturday afternoon, 71-43, in a Missouri Valley Conference game.
Panthers have lost 2 straight, host Murray State on Saturday
Two episodes of the Pinning Combination podcast are publishing this week with Hall of Fame coach Dick Briggs. First up, a look at the college wrestling scene in Iowa, including Hawkeyes you shouldn’t overlook, Iowa’s sweep of Illinois and Northwestern, 1-1 trips to Oklahoma for Iowa State and Northern Iowa and Augsburg’s win over Wartburg.
Iowa won 18 of 20 matches in duals at Illinois and Northwestern, UNI and ISU split duals on their Oklahoma tour, Augsburg got revenge in the Battle of the Burgs and Prairie won the MVC team title.
Without second-leading scorer Bowen Born (illness), Northern Iowa fell short to Drake in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game at Knapp Center Saturday night, 77-63.
Clutch free throw shooting helped send Northern Iowa past Evansville at McLeod Center Tuesday night, 70-63.
The UNI men’s basketball team has won eight of its last nine games and wants to keep pushing for more progress.
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