WHO: #7 Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0)
WHEN: 6:40 PM CT (Saturday, September 23, 2023)
WHERE: Beaver Stadium (University Park, PA)
TV: CBS (Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Ed Podolak, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 84
MOBILE: Paramount Plus ($)
ONLINE: Paramount Plus ($)
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @HawkeyeFootball | @CBSSportsCFB | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: temps in the 40s or low 50s; rain likely
LINE: Penn State -15
SP+: Penn State -12
Did you remember that Iowa enters this game on a two-game winning streak against Penn State? It's true -- after losing six in a row to the Nittany Lions between 2011 and 2019, Iowa has prevailed in the last two meetings (2020 and 2021). Iowa's current success against Penn State began in Happy Valley in 2020 -- but outside of the zip code for Beaver Stadium, those two games won't have much in common.
Not only has the personnel of those two teams turned over significantly since then, that was the always-weird COVID year; Iowa knocked off Penn State in front of a small handful of friends and family in the stands. In contrast, on Saturday night, over 100,000 Penn State fans will fill up Beaver Stadium for a "Whiteout" game.
Over 100,000 Penn State fans who have been nursing a grudge against Iowa for the last two years, after the Nittany Lions lost a contentious and somewhat controversial game in Iowa City. This figures to be the most hostile environment Iowa has played in for a while (not that Ames was any picnic two weeks ago, of course). Will that be a factor for an Iowa team that's relying on a lot of younger or less-experienced players at the offensive skill positions? We'll find out on Saturday night.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-24-iowa-vs-no-7-penn-state
WHEN: 6:40 PM CT (Saturday, September 23, 2023)
WHERE: Beaver Stadium (University Park, PA)
TV: CBS (Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jenny Dell)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Ed Podolak, Rob Brooks) | Sirius/XM 84
MOBILE: Paramount Plus ($)
ONLINE: Paramount Plus ($)
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @HawkeyeFootball | @CBSSportsCFB | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: temps in the 40s or low 50s; rain likely
LINE: Penn State -15
SP+: Penn State -12
THE SCOOP
It gets no bigger for #24 Iowa than this week's game at #7 Penn State, at least during the regular season. Neither Michigan nor Ohio State are on this year's schedule and several Big Ten West appear to be in various stages of rebuilding in the division's final year of existence. There will be no bigger stage for Iowa football this fall, unless they can make it to Indianapolis and the Big Ten Championship Game in December.Did you remember that Iowa enters this game on a two-game winning streak against Penn State? It's true -- after losing six in a row to the Nittany Lions between 2011 and 2019, Iowa has prevailed in the last two meetings (2020 and 2021). Iowa's current success against Penn State began in Happy Valley in 2020 -- but outside of the zip code for Beaver Stadium, those two games won't have much in common.
Not only has the personnel of those two teams turned over significantly since then, that was the always-weird COVID year; Iowa knocked off Penn State in front of a small handful of friends and family in the stands. In contrast, on Saturday night, over 100,000 Penn State fans will fill up Beaver Stadium for a "Whiteout" game.
Over 100,000 Penn State fans who have been nursing a grudge against Iowa for the last two years, after the Nittany Lions lost a contentious and somewhat controversial game in Iowa City. This figures to be the most hostile environment Iowa has played in for a while (not that Ames was any picnic two weeks ago, of course). Will that be a factor for an Iowa team that's relying on a lot of younger or less-experienced players at the offensive skill positions? We'll find out on Saturday night.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-24-iowa-vs-no-7-penn-state
