100th Broadcast for Fox's Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt and a unusual 3 PM, rather than 11 AM kick.
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This game has so many interesting nuances. Penn State is 10-5 at Kinnick. Iowa actually won the 1930 game 19-0, outside the AP Poll era (Since 1936) that ESPN leaves out, which was the first game in the series.
Penn State has won 3 straight in Kinnick, with James Franklin having coached two of those games. He is 4-1 in the series, but Iowa, lead by QB Spencer Petras, did win last year's game 41-21 in Happy Valley, so Iowa has the momentum of winning 11 straight games.
Penn State's has won nine, since that loss in Happy Valley to Iowa. The first program to begin 0-5 last year and 5-0 this year, since 1989.
Penn State fans and Rival analysts often point to Iowa being untested in 2021. Penn State's three quality wins, especially one over a SEC team is mentioned. Ironically, one of those quality wins, Iowa won 34-6 🤔 against that same team.
The Nittany Lions did win on the road at Wisconsin. Penn State was +3 in turnover margin. QB Sean Clifford has thrown an interception in each of the past three games though.
Both teams are 5-0. In 2017, both teams were also undefeated as well, but clearly Penn State was a better #4 team that year, winning on the final play of the game, as the ball cleared Iowa S Amani Hooker and into the hands of the Penn State WR in the back of the end zone.
Iowa would finish 10-3 with a bowl win over USC 49-24. QB Sean Clifford and the #4 Nittany Lions would later lose at undefeated Minnesota that year. Ironically, Iowa beat Minnesota the next week at Kinnick. Penn State finished 11-2 with a bowl win over Memphis in 2019.
Iowa's lone win as two rated teams head to head was in 2010 at Kinnick. Iowa was #17, and beat #22 Penn State 24-3. Each team lost previously, Iowa at #24 Arizona and PSU at #1 Alabama.
Iowa will "try" to win #6 ever at Kinnick in this series. Iowa can't afford to be like Wisconsin, who lost their opener 16-10 against Penn State with 3 huge turnovers.
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This game has so many interesting nuances. Penn State is 10-5 at Kinnick. Iowa actually won the 1930 game 19-0, outside the AP Poll era (Since 1936) that ESPN leaves out, which was the first game in the series.
Penn State has won 3 straight in Kinnick, with James Franklin having coached two of those games. He is 4-1 in the series, but Iowa, lead by QB Spencer Petras, did win last year's game 41-21 in Happy Valley, so Iowa has the momentum of winning 11 straight games.
Penn State's has won nine, since that loss in Happy Valley to Iowa. The first program to begin 0-5 last year and 5-0 this year, since 1989.
Penn State fans and Rival analysts often point to Iowa being untested in 2021. Penn State's three quality wins, especially one over a SEC team is mentioned. Ironically, one of those quality wins, Iowa won 34-6 🤔 against that same team.
The Nittany Lions did win on the road at Wisconsin. Penn State was +3 in turnover margin. QB Sean Clifford has thrown an interception in each of the past three games though.
Both teams are 5-0. In 2017, both teams were also undefeated as well, but clearly Penn State was a better #4 team that year, winning on the final play of the game, as the ball cleared Iowa S Amani Hooker and into the hands of the Penn State WR in the back of the end zone.
Iowa would finish 10-3 with a bowl win over USC 49-24. QB Sean Clifford and the #4 Nittany Lions would later lose at undefeated Minnesota that year. Ironically, Iowa beat Minnesota the next week at Kinnick. Penn State finished 11-2 with a bowl win over Memphis in 2019.
Iowa's lone win as two rated teams head to head was in 2010 at Kinnick. Iowa was #17, and beat #22 Penn State 24-3. Each team lost previously, Iowa at #24 Arizona and PSU at #1 Alabama.
Iowa will "try" to win #6 ever at Kinnick in this series. Iowa can't afford to be like Wisconsin, who lost their opener 16-10 against Penn State with 3 huge turnovers.
