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Penn State Football: Ranking Nittany Lions’ toughest remaining games

By Matt Lombardo

Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin (Mandatory Credit: Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports)
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Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa (94) gets blocked by Penn State offensive lineman Rasheed Walker (53) during a NCAA Big Ten Conference football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Penn State, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2019, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.191012 Penn St Iowa Fb 052 Jpg
Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa (94) gets blocked by Penn State offensive lineman Rasheed Walker (53) during a NCAA Big Ten Conference football game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Penn State, Saturday, Oct., 12, 2019, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.191012 Penn St Iowa Fb 052 Jpg /

2. vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

It has been a decade since the Hawkeyes knocked off the Nittany Lions, but Kirk Ferentz’s team always seems to play Penn State tough.

Who can forget Trace McSorley’s comeback drive that culminated with a touchdown pass to Juwan Johnson as time expired in Iowa City in 2017 to escape with a 21-19 win, or last season’s down to the wire 17-12 Penn State victory? This is always a game the Hawkeyes seem to circle on the schedule, whenever they’re set to meet.

It’s been a rough start for Iowa this season, with losses to Purdue and Northwestern to open, but until Penn State’s offense proves capable of creating explosive plays, physical games such as the one this promises to be could prove more of a struggle than it should.

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