St. Louis – UNI freshman kicker Matthew Cook was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after going 4-4 in field goals, including a make from 50 yards and one from 49 yards in the No. 18 Panther's three-overtime loss against No. 21 Iowa State, Saturday.
Cook took over starting kicking duties for veteran kicker Sam Drysdale who is recovering from an injury from spring football. He comes to UNI from right down the road at Cedar Falls High School where he was the starting kicker for the 4A state runner-up Tigers.