Kirk Ferentz previews the Iowa Hawkeyes football vs Penn State matchup, which will be the Nittany Lions' first game since firing James Franklin.

Interim head coach Terry Smith pointedly said in his first press conference Monday that none of those three teams were better than his Nittany Lions. Smith made a call for Penn State to play with toughness and grit over the next six games and vowed that there will no longer be questions about the team’s effort.

The Lions247 team just revealed their top Penn State coaching candidates after James Franklin was fired on Oct. 12

Find single game tickets to the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions college football Week 8 matchup on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Kinnick Stadium.

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.

Todd McShay broke down on his show why Penn State football will have to pay ex-head coach James Franklin and his staff $105 million.

The Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach job is available after the school fired James Franklin in a stunning move on Monday. There has already

Standout Harrisburg High School football player Messiah Mickens announced on social media Tuesday he has decommitted from Penn State. Mickens wrote in a post on Instagram that “I am committed to Penn State’s current staff.