Penn State will have a new head coach, a new quarterback and likely a new approach when it tangles with Iowa at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday night. Also new? Terry Smith’s Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3) will be underdogs for the first time this season.

Penn State could try to poach Marcus Freeman from Notre Dame as the replacement for James Franklin, according to On3 Sports' Pete Nakos.

Rhule’s Huskers debuted in this season’s Associated Press Top 25 as Penn State fired coach James Franklin on Sunday, six games into his 11th season. Rhule played linebacker at Penn State for Joe Paterno and teamed with PSU athletic director Pat Kraft for three years at Temple to rebuild that Philadelphia program.

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After Penn State announced Sunday it fired Franklin following Saturday's shocking loss to Northwestern, highly regarded running back recruit Kemon Spell told Hayes Fawcett of Rivals and On 3 Sports he decommitted from the Nittany Lions' 2027 recruiting class with an eye on some of the top programs in the nation:

STATE COLLEGE – Pat Kraft went to bed Saturday night trying to come to grips with Saturday’s 22-21 loss to Northwestern and knowing he faced the biggest decision of his career. He planned to take another day “to sleep on it Sunday,

Typically in this space, the focus is on some interesting players and coaches on both sides of a Penn State game. It’s a different situation this week with Terry Smith replacing James Franklin as the program’s head coach.