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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — It's easy to arrive at one conclusion when looking at the University of Northern Iowa's football game at Hawaii on Saturday.

This is no trip to Terre Haute, Macomb, Fargo or Iowa City.

From the 11 p.m. (CDT) kickoff time, to the travel arrangements, to the distance between Cedar Falls and Honolulu, to the unique setting of the 50th state itself, this journey is unusual in nearly every respect — except one. There is a football game to be played. That's why the Panthers are going to Hawaii.

"Hopefully, we can get another W so we can go back to 1-1," quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen said, referring to UNI's record after a Week 1 loss at Iowa. "That's the most important thing we need to focus on. We're there to play a game, not go on vacation."

That is exactly the mindset head coach Mark Farley wants all of his Panthers to carry on this journey. At the same time, Farley knows that this weekend of the season will be different. That can't be denied or avoided.

"Some of the stress that comes with this game will be the travel," Farley said. "We've had a lot of people working on that. So it's all new to us. We'll live through that part. We just have to make sure we're going out there for those three hours.