It didn't take long for the 6-foot, 223-pound linebacker from Traverse City, Mich., to discover that he had much to learn after arriving at the University of Northern Iowa.
It was because of those attributes that Kolarevic moved to No. 2 at weakside linebacker during spring football and when an injury to projected starter Jake Hartford provided an opening during preseason camp, Kolarevic upped his game.
Kolarevic leads the Panthers with 31 tackles through the first three games, including back-to-back double-digit performances to open the season against Montana (3-7-10) and Iowa (6-9-15). And he recorded his first career interception in the first quarter of UNI's 44-0 win over Hampton last Saturday.