GRAND FORKS — The UND football program hits the road this weekend to begin conference play with a 4 p.m. Saturday matchup with Northern Iowa at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

Here are eight things to know about the next opponent.

It’s a new era for both teams in this matchup as both programs transition from veteran coaches to first-year head men.

After a long career by Mark Farley, former Drake head coach Todd Stepsis has taken over in Cedar Falls.

Stepsis joined the Drake staff as defensive coordinator in 2014 following six seasons in the same role at NCAA Division II power Saginaw Valley State.

Last November, Farley announced the 2024 season would be his last. Farley, who had been head coach at UNI since 2001, is the winningest football coach in Missouri Valley Football Conference his

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