The Northern Iowa Panthers host the North Dakota State Bison for the season opener. The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

Iowa Hawkeyes football has officially added UNI and North Dakota to its future schedules. Iowa also will play Northern Iowa in 2026.

Iowa's 2026 and 2027 nonconference schedules have been filled. The 2026 slate will see Iowa open with three home games in a row against Northern Illinois, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa. The 2027 nonconference slate features an opener at home against Ball State, a road trip to Iowa State, and back home to take on North Dakota.

Tommy Rittenhouse had a touchdown pass and a touchdown run to guide Illinois State to a 31-16 victory over Northern Iowa.

The University of Northern Iowa is working to fast-track elementary teacher training through a new three-year degree program, with the goal of getting qualified educators out of college classrooms and into their own more quickly.

Year-round schooling and the potential for up to $5,600 in scholarships are part of the plan the University of Northern Iowa has put together for their “Degree in 3″ program.

Once again, Iowa State University not only beat the University of Iowa, but it was the highest-ranked post-secondary school in the state for 2026, according to the Wall Street Journal. Iowa State beat out Iowa in the 2025 ranking; however, both schools dropped in the overall score from the previous year.

With a growing chorus of constituents urging Iowa's Board of Regents to either sign or reject the Trump Administration's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," a board spokesman confirmed,