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Six wins is the magic number in college football. Heading into a marquee B1G matchup on October 25, the 5-2 (3-1) Iowa Hawkeyes are set to do battle with the 5-
Iowa beat the Lions 6-4 at Beaver Stadium in 2004. A very good PSU edged the Hawkeyes 17-12 in a prime-time game at Kinnick Stadium in 2019.
Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for a career-high 130 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaden Wetjen scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 8-yard run with 3:54 to play, as the Hawkeyes defeated Penn State 25-24 on Saturday night.
Lost in the fallout of Franklin's departure is that Penn State also will start a new quarterback against Iowa. Redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer replaces the injured Drew Allar, whom ESPN reported had surgery this week to repair a broken ankle.
PennLive’s Bob Flounders recapped what went wrong — and right — for the Nittany Lions in their first game under Terry Smith.
Let's start with the bad. Iowa gave some room to Penn State RB Kayton Allen, who got loose for 145 and two touchdowns against the Hawkeyes' defense. This isn't common for Iowa to surrender, so this needs to be tightened up.
With a week to prepare for their next opponent, there's no doubt the Iowa Hawkeyes are riding the high of defeating Penn State. Even though the Nittany Lions we
A physical Iowa-Penn State classic at Kinnick Stadium had mistakes and wild big plays. Chad Leistikow recaps what he saw unfold under the lights.