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UNI football: Farley doesn't want to tip his hand on starting quarterback

CEDAR FALLS -- Will it be 17-game starter Eli Dunne or third-year back-up Colton Howell under center the next time the Northern Iowa football team takes the field?

The answer may not come until the Panthers kickoff against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 15, 10 days from now.

The question seemed fair enough, and Farley was prepared for it after Dunne struggled mightily in UNI's 26-23 loss to Montana last Saturday in Missoula, Mont., while Howell directed a 23-point second half comeback.

After Dunne completed just 5 of 20 passes for 24 yards, Howell connected on 11 of 22 for 140 yards and a touchdown.