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UNI football: Panthers' circuitous QB journey seemingly back to preseason starting point

Mark Farley: Eli Dunne is our starting QB Dargan Southard, msouthard@gannett.com

IOWA CITY, Ia. — It was a circuitous route back to what was already known. But Mark Farley believes his early-season quarterback journey reemphasized pivotal points on handling adversity and taking zero for granted.

One thing that’s clear: Eli Dunne is Northern Iowa’s starting quarterback, and gives UNI’s offense the greatest chance to succeed over the course of this season. Farley said as much following Saturday’s 38-14 loss to Iowa, in which Dunne rebounded from his Week 1 benching and looked more like his stable self.