Mark Farley breaks down where UNI’s QB competition stands early in camp. Dargan Southard, msouthard@gannett.com
CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — Combined, there’s been one pass attempted among the quartet — and that includes two players who’ve been in the program for at least a year. Two newbies comprise the other half.
Herein lies Northern Iowa’s quarterback conundrum.
Four guys — redshirt sophomore Jacob Keller and redshirt freshman Will McElvian, as well as true freshmen Justin Fomby and Nate Martens — are in thick competition to take the opening snap Aug. 31 at Iowa State. There are other position battles throughout the Panthers’ roster, but the uncertainty under center dominates the preseason storylines.