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Iowa Coach Ferentz Defends Fans Booing Penn State Players Taking Dives: 'They Smelled a Rat'

In scoring their biggest win of the season with Saturday's 23-20 victory over Penn State, Iowa's home fans drew some ire from Penn State supporters for raining down boos at Nittany Lions players they perceived to be faking injuries. On Tuesday, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz took an understanding stance to Hawkeyes's fans frustrations.

Ferentz noted that while several Penn State players went down with injuries and were unable to return, there were others who fell to the ground and received attention from trainers, only to come back in the game shortly thereafter.

"Nobody wants to see anybody get hurt.