Over the last few weeks, the recruiting has been turned up a notch for the Northern Iowa Football coaching staff. Not only for high school seniors but through the NCAA transfer portal as well.
Through 12 games and heading into the Big Ten Championship game tomorrow, he's put together 124 total tackles (leading the team by more than 30), 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and an interception.
Given the level of talent on each and every team, it's not a given that anyone from the Northern Iowa Football squad earns MVFC honors at the end of the year. Each player has to do quite a bit to stand out from the rest of the crowd.
St. Bonaventure is legit, and the Panthers knew they'd have a battle on their hands. They showed up in the biggest of ways, and so did their best player, AJ Green.
The UNI Panthers have faced a lot of solid squads this season, but this first round FCS playoff matchup against Eastern Washington will be a different test tomorrow.
No one, and I mean no one, gave UNI, a small, Division 1 school in Cedar Falls, Iowa a shot to take down the number one team in the country. The Panther had other ideas.