UNI falls in poll after second straight loss

The Northern Iowa Panthers have fallen to 21st in the latest Sports Network one-double-a top 25. U-N-I is 0-2 in the Gateway Conference after a 42-13 loss at Southerrn Illinois that left coach Mark Farley so frustrated he did not name any players of the week. He says it’s a team deal and all the answers can be found in the lockerroom. He says there won’t be any players of the game. Farley says the Panthers need to get things turned around in a hurry. He says they will not accept being beat twice in a row and will turn things around. Farley says they have to stop the bleeding of big plays and turnovers. He says they have to get out and make things happen, as he says he doesn’t believe in luck.