Northern Iowa has a whole slew of them, and none of them sacrificed more than junior quarterback Colton Howell did Saturday in UNI's 25-10 win over Missouri State in Springfield, Mo.
The Panthers (6-4 overall, 5-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) needing to win its final two games, starting against the Bears, to have a shot at the FCS 24-team playoff field, we're put in a difficult spot with 5 minutes and 1 second left in the first quarter when starting quarterback Eli Dunne appeared to suffer a concussion while scrambling.
Howell, who had taken nearly every snap with the second team all fall, was ready for when his name was called.