At one point, there were over 1,000 players in the portal, and Iowa's state schools were no exception. Currently, 19 players from Iowa, ISU, and UNI remain in the portal.
After the Northern Iowa coaching staff added two players to the Panther offense out of the portal, UNI gets their first addition to the defense. And it's a big one.
UNI took a break from their MVFC schedule to take on the Trailblazers of Utah Tech, trouncing the competition behind four total touchdowns by quarterback Theo Day.
Northern Iowa will take on North Dakota this coming Saturday, in their first Missouri Valley Football Conference matchup of the season. Here are three things you need to know.