Injuries are threatening to knock Northern Iowa into places it hasn’t seen in more than 10 seasons.
The Panthers are 0-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference, 5-10 overall. Their last losing season came in 2003, two seasons into the Greg McDermott tenure that eventually revitalized the program.
Northern Iowa senior Jeremy Morgan sprained his right ankle in Sunday’s loss to WSU. He returned to the game after hurting it and coach Ben Jacobson said the injury didn’t appear likely to limit Morgan’s playing time.
That prognosis changed Monday. Jacbson said he did not expect Morgan, the MVC’s Preseason Player of the Year, to practice before Wednesday’s game at Bradley.