Syracuse, NY -- Eric Sanders, who spent the past two years as a graduate assistant with the Syracuse University football team, will return to his alma mater, Northern Iowa, as an assistant offensive coach.
Sanders, 25, was quarterback at Northern Iowa from 2007-07. He was 35-9 as a starter and led the Panthers to an 11-0 record his senior season. Northern Iowa plays in the Missouri Valley Conference, which is in the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly Division I-AA.
Sanders was one of three assistants hired this week by Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley.
Syracuse football grad assistant takes job at Northern Iowa
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Syracuse football grad assistant takes job at Northern Iowa
Any thoughts from the UNI crowd?
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Re: Syracuse football grad assistant takes job at Northern I
Should be good all the way around.
Syracuse football grad assistant takes job at Northern Iowa
Best qb in school history. Holds the fcs record for completion percent for a season and career. Knows the offense and should help a lot with our qbs
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Re: Syracuse football grad assistant takes job at Northern I
It's always nice when a well-liked player comes home as a coach. That's one reason I'm such a big fan of Sac assistant coach Jon Osterhout. I'm sure this UNI QB will do well.
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Re: Syracuse football grad assistant takes job at Northern I
UNI has done fairly well with coaches that were former players. Mark Farley and Terry Allen, as far as head coaches. And there have been a fair share of former Panthers as assistant coaches.SuperHornet wrote:It's always nice when a well-liked player comes home as a coach. That's one reason I'm such a big fan of Sac assistant coach Jon Osterhout. I'm sure this UNI QB will do well.