CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – After an impressive performance against Cal Poly in Saturday's home opener, senior linebacker Jared Farley was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Sunday.
The honor is Farley's second as a Panther, after earning the distinction last season following UNI's 25-20 win over Iowa State. Farley is the first player since Karter Schult (2016) to win the weekly award multiple times. Farley shares the honor with North Dakota State's Robbie Grimsley.
With Saturday's game tied at 7-7 in the second quarter, Farley scooped up a fumble and took it 48 yards for the go-ahead score.