2014 Season outlook-countdown

[UNIdad]

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41 days and counting down...

I will doing a little catch up before I leave for Europe and when I return...

Number 45 on the Roster is: Shawn Rush
FB 6-1 210 Jr. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)



2013: Saw action in 11 games, starting one at fullback … recorded one tackle against North Dakota State (10/5) while on special teams.

2012: Saw action in nine games as a reserve linebacker … recorded a season high seven tackles against Central State (9/8) … finished with two tackles against Youngstown State (9/22).

2011: Redshirted.

High School: Played for coach AJ Ofodile at Rock Bridge High School ... a two-time all-area and all-district player ... served as team captain as both a junior and senior ... recorded 32 solo tackles and 45 assists for a total of 87 tackles from his safety spot as a senior ... also had four interceptions and was the team 'Bruin Pride Award Winner'.

Personal: Son of Antonja and Shawn Rush, Sr. … majoring in communication.

Good luck Shawn and go get em Panthers.

Can there be a better name for a fullback than Rush?

[Pant8her]

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I have returned therefore,
On with the countdown...

A mere 32 days remain until the season opener against Iowa.


A long time ago..... Lando Calrissian ...

Number 39 on the Roster is: Billy Williams
TE/FB 6-3 235 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS)

High School: Played football at Farragut High School for Eddie Courtney … earned Tight End of the Year … was named All-District tight end and All-KIL … also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Son of Billy Williams, Jr. and Yolanda Sanders … has two step-brothers, Jamal Williams and Makiel Piety and one step-sister, Brandi Sheldon … majoring in business.

Welcome to UNI football and the FCS, the home of Championship football.
Good luck Billy and go get em Panthers.

[Pant8her]

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Number 38 on the Roster is: Elias Nissen
TE 6-6 210 Fr. Springville, Iowa (Springville HS)

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High School: Played football at Springville High School for Joe Martin … started all four years on the varsity squad … earned All-District and first team All- State in 2012 and 2013 … named team captain his junior and senior seasons … rushed for 2,218 yards, received for 296 and had 48 rushing and 59 total touchdowns during the 2013 season … he also had 107 tackles throughout his senior year … helped lead his team to four District championships and to the state quarterfinals in 2013 … also lettered in track and field and basketball.

Personal: Son of Bill and Pamela Nissen … is a National Council on Youth Leadership member.

Welcome to UNI football and the FCS, the home of Championship football.
Good luck Elias and go get em Panthers.

[sivert]

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Looks like Michael Malloy has snuck in at #41 ?

[Pant8her]

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Looks like Michael Malloy has snuck in at #41 ?

Thanks, good catch...



Number 41 on the Roster is: Michael Malloy
RB 6-0 210 So. Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan HS)

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Prior to UNI: Redshirted at the University of Iowa in 2012 ... did not see action in 2013.

High School: Lettered in football at Bishop Heelan Catholic High School … earned first team All-State in 2011 … helped lead his team to the state championship game in 2011 … suffered major knee injury as a senior and saw very little game action … as a junior rushed for 1,668 yards and 29 touchdowns on 207 attempts … rushing total ranks third on Heelan's single-season rushing chart … rushed for 241 yards in state quarterfinals, a total that ties as 10th best at Heelan for single game … averaged 8.1 yards per carry, which ranks sixth all-time at Heelan for average per carry for a season . . . also had 26 receptions for 210 yards and two scores … rushed 136 times for 822 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore … saw action as a freshman, rushing three times for 10 yards in one game as Heelan claimed state 3A state title … also lettered in track and field, winning the state championship and breaking a school record in the 400 meters in 2011 … was also a 4X400 meter relay, 4X200 meter relay and spring medley state champion in 2010 … also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Son of John and Twyla … has two siblings, Alex and Brian … majoring in computer science … was part of the Gold Honor Roll while at Bishop Heelan High School.

Welcome to UNI football and the FCS, the home of Championship football.
Good luck Michael and go get em Panthers.

[Pant8her]

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Number 37 on the Roster is: Max Busher
LB 6-1 220 Sr. Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount)



2013: Saw action in all 12 games, starting seven at the linebacker position … finished second on the team in tackles with 75 … added five tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry … recorded 11 tackles in his starting debut against Southern Illinois (10/12) … grabbed 10 tackles against No. 24 ranked South Dakota State (10/26) … finished with a career-high 15 tackles and one sack against Illinois State (11/2).

2012: Saw action in eight games and started five … recorded 10 total tackles, including three for a loss of seven yards … notched a season high five tackles against Central State (9/8).

2011: Saw action in 11 games for the Panthers ... recorded four solo tackles and five assisted tackles on the year ... notched a solo tackle in a 38-10 win over Western Illinois (9/24) ... recorded an assisted tackle in a 42-7 victory at Missouri State (10/01) ... had back- to-back games of one solo and one assisted tackle, both in Panther wins vs. Youngstown State (11/05) and vs. Southern Utah (11/12) ... tallied one solo tackle in the MVFC Championship-clinching 23-20 overtime victory at Illinois State (11/19) ... recorded two assisted tackles at Montana.

2010: Redshirted.

High School: Two-time honorable mention all-state pick at Rosemount High School ... three-time all-Lake Conference honoree ... two-time second-team all-Metro player ... named team's MVP as a senior ... served as team captain in 2008 and 2009 ... led the team to the conference title and state semifinals in 2008 ... academic all-state in 2009 ... leading tackler on the team as a junior and a senior ... 287 career tackles ... 33 career tackles-for-loss ... earned letters in football (3), wrestling (3) and track (3) ... member of National Honor Society ... honor roll student ... holds a 3.92 grade point average ... high school coach: Jeff Erdmann.

Personal: Son of Bill and Lori Busher ... has a sister, Natalie ... majoring in management: organizational leadership.

Good luck Max and go get em Panthers.

[Pant8her]

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Only 30 days to go and I am getting really excited for this team to take the field.

UNI should have a record of 3-0 at best, likely 2-1, and 1-2 at worst going into this game.

Game four: This game feature Tennessee Tech (TTU) that should be more of a challenge compared to the MEAC’s Morgan State. This is a better game for UNI to play for strength of schedule. Last year TT was 5-7, which was pretty decent considering the OVC was definitely up with EIU, Jacksonville St and Tenn St that went to the playoffs and won a few games. TTU should be an experienced team losing only nine seniors last year. In a nutshell TTU will have a tough defense, that last year contained the running game allowing roughly 171 ypg and passing 223 ypg but giving up 29 points per game. The offense appears to be balanced with 151 rushing ypg and 162 passing ypg and scoring 26 points per game.
Once again if UNI can keep the foot on the gas, whether we have the first, second, or third string offense playing UNI will do well. Likewise on defense rotate the players keep them fresh and gain some experience. UNI has the experience, talent, team work, and the athleticism to go all the way.
UNI 35-13

Go Panthers!

[panther-state]

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"The OVC was up"

Well you can't get much lower. What a joke that they got 3 teams in, still an utter disgrace to FCS football

[Pant8her]

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Number36 on the Roster is: Jordan Webb
DB 6-0 195 Jr. Burlington, Iowa (Burlington)



2013: Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve defensive back and on special teams … recorded 10 tackles and one fumble recovery during the season … had three tackles against Illinois State (11/2) … grabbed a fumble recovery off the opening kick-off against No. 1 North Dakota State (10/5) to give UNI the ball.

2012: Saw action in four games … recorded one tackles against Southern Illinois as a reserve defensive back … finished with one fumble recovery against Missouri State (11/17).

2011: Redshirted.

High School: Rushed for 289 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 70 yards and a touchdown, and had three interceptions in a senior season that was shorted to five games because of an injury ... all-conference player as a sophomore and junior ... accounted for 10 touchdowns as a junior ... two-time Drake Relays and state qualifier in track ... won the state 4 x 200-meter relay as a junior ... won the 4 x 100-meter relay as a freshman ... won the Drake Relays 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 200-meter relays as a freshman ... best open 100 is 10.7, best open 200 is 22.3 ... coached at Burlington by John Flaherty.

Personal: Son of Charles and Mona Webb … majoring in physical education.

Good luck Jordan and go get em Panthers.

[Pant8her]

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Number 35 on the Roster is: Jared Farley
LB 6-1 215 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)

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High School: Played football and was a three-year letter winner at Cedar Falls High School for Pat Mitchell and Brad Remmert … was part of the team that had 30 wins and only eight losses in a three-year period … helped lead his team to two state semi-final appearances and one quarterfinal appearance … was voted team captain for the 2012 and 2013 seasons … is a two-time Golden Hammer Award recipient … earned All-Metro in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and was also named All-Mississippi Valley first team in 2012 … was selected to the INA All-State and Elite All-State first teams his junior season … also lettered in baseball and was selected team MVP in 2012.

Personal: Son of Mark and Lori Farley … has two siblings, Jake and Jamie … brother, Jake Farley, is a senior on the UNI football team … was part of the Honor Roll all four years at Cedar Falls High School … majoring in business.

Welcome to UNI football and the FCS, the home of Championship football. even though you have been exposed to it your whole life...
Good luck Jared and go get em Panthers.

[Born-a-Panther]

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FYI -- if you are in need of this year's poster, the UNI bookstore has them out on the counter for grabs.

[Pant8her]

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Number 34 on the Roster is: J'Veyon Browning
RB 5-9 182 RFr. Kansas City, Kan. (F.L. Schlagle)



2013: Redshirted.

High School: Played football at F.L. Schlagle High School for Martez Wesley ... rushed for 1,168 yards and 17 touchdowns during his senior season ... was named to the Midwest Top RB Award, All-League and All-State teams ... was selected as the KCK Preps Player of the Year in 2012 ... rushed for 1,700 yards and 21 touchdowns during his junior season ... broke the school record for having over 2,000 all-purpose yards for two consecutive years … was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Chester and Michelle Browning.

Good luck J'Veyon and go get em Panthers.

[UNIdad]

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FYI -- if you are in need of this year's poster, the UNI bookstore has them out on the counter for grabs.

Just deployed my daughter to get a poster at the bookstore. Thanks for the heads up.

[Pant8her]

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Number 33 on the Roster is: Jeremy Johnson
DB 5-11 170 So. Iowa City, Iowa (City High)



2013: Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve defensive back and special teams member … recorded seven tackles on the season … finished with two tackles against North Dakota State (10/5) and Western Illinois (11/23).

2012: Redshirted.

High School: A graduate of City High in Iowa City, Iowa.

Personal: Son of William Night and Jarita Johnson ... majoring in physical education.

Good luck Jeremy and go get em Panthers.

[Pant8her]

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A second number 33...

Number 33 on the Roster is: Barkley Hill
RB 6-0 215 So. Denver, Iowa (Iowa) (Cedar Falls HS)

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Prior to UNI: Played football at the University of Iowa … redshirted due to injury in 2012.

High School: Named to Parade All-America team as a senior . . . ESPN Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior . . . named Offensive Player of the Year by the Cedar Rapids Gazette . . . candidate for 2011 Ed Thomas Award . . . named first team running back on Des Moines Register Elite all-state team as junior and senior . . . first team all-state by Iowa Newspaper Association as junior and senior . . . Class 4A all-state team captain as a senior . . . first team all-Mississippi Valley Conference and conference Most Valuable Player as junior and senior . . . named third team all-state as a sophomore . . . first team all-conference as a sophomore . . . earned three letters as running back, linebacker and punter . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . rushed for over 6,000 yards and 89 touchdowns in three seasons . . . helped prep team post three-year mark of 30-6, reaching state playoffs each year and advancing to semifinals as a senior . . . holds school records for touchdowns in a game (six) and season (40) . . . holds school, conference and state record with 89 career touchdowns . . . 316 attempts for 2,493 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior, leading Cedar Falls to an 11-2 record as a senior . . . rushed 230 times for 1,795 yards and 26 touchdowns as a junior . . . gained 1,839 yards and scored 23 touchdowns on 238 rushing attempts as a sophomore . . . also three-year letterman in track, competing in sprints, high jump and long jump . . . member of 400-meter relay team that holds school record (42.07).

Personal: Son of Kathy and Johnny Hill . . . high school coaches were Pat Mitchell and Brad Remmert.

Welcome to UNI football and the FCS, the home of Championship football.
Good luck Barkley and go get em Panthers.