CEDAR FALLS — Pat McCann no longer patrols Northern Iowa’s sidelines as the Panthers’ wide receivers coach.
But the hard work McCann, now in his first year as receivers’ coach at Eastern Washington, put in on the recruiting trail for UNI continues to benefit the Panthers.
Exhibit A is freshman cornerback Omar Brown.
The reigning FCS National Freshman of the Week has been a huge part of the Panthers’ defensive efforts in 2019 as the Minneapolis native leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference in interceptions with five.
Two years ago, McCann was recruiting another Minneapolis North product, former Panther Tayler Johnson, when he met Brown.