IOWA CITY, Iowa —
Iowa and Penn State are going in opposite directions ahead of their Saturday night showdown that was billed as a marquee matchup before the season began. How the times have changed. Penn State has lost its last three games and fired head coach James Franklin in the middle of his 12th year with the program.
Meanwhile, Iowa seems to have some momentum after the 37-0 shutout win over its rival, Wisconsin, last weekend. Iowa is playing complementary football.
"That's just a glimpse of what we can do when we all play together," senior center Logan Jones said. "Defense set the ball up on a tee, and we would go in there and score."
The defense forced three turnovers in the win over the Badgers. This allowed the Hawkeyes to run 66% of their total plays inside Wisconsin territ