Northern Iowa tabs Iowa State assistant Kyle Green as coach

Iowa State assistant Kyle Green accepted a five-year contract on Wednesday to become the new head coach at Northern Iowa.

The move represents a return to the university for Green, who spent 16 seasons as an assistant with the Panthers spread over three stints (2001-03, 2006-11 and 2012-21) before joining the Cyclones as an assistant prior to the 2021-22 campaign.

"I am incredibly honored and grateful for the opportunity to become the next head coach at UNI, a university and community...