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Iowa Football: An Early Look at Penn State

The Penn State Nittany Lions come to Kinnick Stadium on October 18th for what promises to be a pivotal test in the new world of Iowa City, with Mark Gronowski running the show and Tim Lester calling the shots on offense, let’s hope we can, i dunno, score on Penn State this year.

There’s genuine hope coursing through Hawkeye Nation, the kind we haven’t felt since those magical early weeks of 2024 before reality set in. But Penn State? They’re loaded for bear in 2025, returning superstar quarterback Drew Allar, the best RB tandem in the B1G and a core of talent that nearly reached the national championship game last season.