Coach Pelini gave the Panthers their day off from practicing because if they were to lose to Ohio, it wouldn't have mattered that much if they would have lost. The Panthers have already won the SEC West and they lead the entire conference overall. Because of the probation though, they know they won't be able to play in the SEC Championship this year or next. He's been so happy of what they've done so far that they deserved the rest. That decision proved to be a good one as UNI romped on Coach Pelini's old boss Frank Solich's Ohio team 66-13.
UNI's leading HB Mikel LeShoure ran for 303 yards and 5 touchdowns and was named the NCAA and SEC Offensive Player of the Week. Defensively for UNI it was LOLB Will Shaffer that was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week with four tackles, four tackles for loss, four sacks, and a forced fumble.
QB Leonard Robertson had some good stats as he passed for three touchdowns as WR Justin Greer caught all three for touchdowns.