Watch Cade McNamara discuss Iowa's loss to Penn State
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Game Report: Iowa dominated by Penn State
Here's a look at the turning point, key numbers and notes from Iowa's 31-0 loss to Penn State.
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Final: Penn State 31, Iowa 0
Penn State is 4-0 overall, 2-0 in the Big Ten. Iowa is 3-1, 0-1.
The Nittany Lions (-14.5) covered the spread.
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Another Iowa fumble
Amin Vanover knocked the ball out of Deacon Hill's hands. Zuriah Fisher recovered at the Iowa 46.
Penn State 31, Iowa 0 (3:25 4th)
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Penn State misses a field goal
Alex Felkins couldn't hit from 43 yards, so the score is still 31-0 with 6:11 left. That's about all you need to know.
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Deacon Hill now in at QB for the Hawkeyes with a 31-0 deficit
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Touchdown Penn State: It's 31-0
Drew Allar tossed a 3-yard touchdown pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith, who made a great catch in one-on-one coverage.
Iowa had Penn State held to a field goal but was flagged for leaping on the attempt, resulting in an automatic first down.
The Nittany Lions also converted another fourth-and-1 with an Allar QB sneak.
It was an eight-play, 19-yard drive after the fumble. Penn State has 17 points off Iowa turnovers.
Penn State 31, Iowa 0 (12:19 4th)
FOUR TDs FOR DREW ALLAR@PennStateFball strikes again on a perfectly placed pass. pic.twitter.com/X5L9FMa36o
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End 3rd: Penn State 24, Iowa 0
Iowa had minus-9 yards in the third quarter. Yes, *negative* 9 yards.
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Cade McNamara fumbles
First play of Iowa's next drive ... fumble. Chop Robinson got quick pressure and knocked it out, Adisa Isaac recovered at the Iowa 19.
Penn State 24, Iowa 0 (0:56 3rd)
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Touchdown Penn State: Nittany Lions rolling now
Penn State's offense hasn't needed any breaks in the second half.
Drew Allar's 7-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Warren on third-and-goal was that duo's second TD of the half.
This was a 12-play, 71-yard drive for the Nittany Lions after opening the half going 75 yards on 15 plays.
Penn State 24, Iowa 0 (1:01 3rd)
When it rains, it pours.@PennStateFball extends its lead 💥 pic.twitter.com/YvDmA35FJj
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Attendance tonight: 110,830
Second-largest crowd in Beaver Stadium history.
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A fifth straight Iowa three-and-out
A drive that was already going nowhere ended up having no chance when Cade McNamara dropped the third-and-10 snap. That was a play after he had immediate pressure, hit by Demeioun Robinson as he threw incomplete.
Penn State gets it back at its 30.
Penn State 17, Iowa 0 (6:51 3rd)
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Touchdown Penn State: Nittany Lions go up 17-0
Penn State opened the second half with a 15-play, 75-yard scoring drive.
Almost feels like an insurmountable 17-point lead, doesn't it.
The Nittany Lions found the end zone on Drew Allar's play-action, throwback 2-yard pass to Tyler Warren on third-and-goal.
Penn State 17, Iowa 0 (8:20 3rd)
There's wide open and then there's WIDE OPEN.@PennStateFball opens the 2nd half with a touchdown march 💪 pic.twitter.com/jq3jrIFttE
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Halftime: Penn State 10, Iowa 0
Another strong defensive showing is keeping Iowa in this one.
Offensively... not great. 42% completion percentage. 2.6 yards per carry. All 10 PSU points are off Iowa turnovers.
"The biggest thing is they get their most success when they're efficient on first down," Penn State Coach James Franklin told CBS. 'We've been able to keep them off schedule a little bit and they're not really built for the third-and-long situations and second-and long. So the first-down efficiency has been really important to us."
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Third-down sack
Fifty-seven yards? Iowa lost 6.
Cade McNamara was sacked by Adisa Isaac on third-and-7 for a 9-yard loss. Looked like it should have been a facemask penalty, but no flag.
Tory Taylor did unleash a 62-yard punt to the PSU 1 with 46 seconds left before halftime.
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Dominant series for Iowa's defense
Joe Evans grabbed Nicholas Singleton from behind to hold him to a 1-yard gain and Nick Jackson blew up a quick pass for a 5-yard loss on second-and-9. Penn State punted from its 20.
Iowa has 1:31 to go 57 yards before the half.
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Nothing doing for Iowa
Three plays, zero yards.
"It really feels like this Penn State defense has settled in," CBS color commentator Gary Danielson said. "They got caught with the tight end early. Now, what's the next page for this Iowa offense?"
Blank so far. Iowa has 3 yards on six plays in the second quarter.
Penn State got another bounce when Kaden Saunders dropped the punt, but got to the loose ball first. Nittany Lions take over at their 13.
Penn State 10, Iowa 0 (3:35 2nd)
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Iowa gets a stop
Nick Jackson and Aaron Graves teamed up for a 2-yard loss on second-and-10 and Drew Allar had to throw his third-and-12 pass from the Iowa 48 away.
The Hawkeyes take over at their 28 after a 15-yard Cooper DeJean punt return. Beaver Stadium crowd wanted a roughing the punter penalty, but the official announced that Iowa's Jaxon Rexroth was pushed.
Penn State 10, Iowa 0 (4:58 2nd)
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Another Iowa-three-and-out
Cade McNamara's third-and-7 throw is high and Penn State takes over at its 21 after a 56-yard Tory Taylor punt.
McNamara is 4-for-10 for 39 yards.
Penn State 10, Iowa 0 (8:19 2nd)
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Hawkeyes have to use their second timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty. 8:37 to go until intermission.
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Penn State is 1-of-7 tonight on third downs, yet has a 10-0 lead. 9:17 to go in 2Q.
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Touchdown Penn State: Nittany Lions go up 10-0
Drew Allar delivered a 9-yard TD pass to Khalil Dinkins on fourth-and-1, completing a 10-play, 39-yard drive after Iowa's punt-return miscue.
Penn State converted another fourth-and-1 on this drive, this time by the nose of the football at the Iowa 29.
Penn State 10, Iowa 0 (9:17 2nd)
Touchdown Nittany Lions!@PennStateFball finds the end zone on a strike over the middle 🎯 pic.twitter.com/YH9Z2Im2wV
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Penn State catches a break
A rare special teams mistake for Iowa. Penn State's punt hit Iowa gunner Brenden Deasfernandes in the back and Curtis Jacobs recovered at the Iowa 39.
Penn State 3, Iowa 0 (14:11 2nd)
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End 1st: Penn State 3, Iowa 0
Yards per play:
Iowa: 5.5
Penn State: 4.1
Iowa's one turnover is the difference so far.
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Iowa goes three-and-out
Cade McNamara had to throw it away on third-and-3. Really good pressure there. Iowa's first three drives end in a punt, fumble and punt.
Penn State 3, Iowa 0 (0:02 1st)
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Penn State strikes first with a field goal
Alex Felkins gave Penn State the lead with a 46-yard field goal.
It was an 11-play, 48-yard drive in which penalties contributed to keeping the Nittany Lions out of the red zone, including a facemask and holding in Iowa territory.
The Nittany Lions converted on fourth-and-1 from their own 48 when Drew Allar gained 6 yards on a QB sneak.
Penn State 3, Iowa 0 (1:35 1st)
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The fumble stands after review
Iowa's offense squanders a great opportunity set up by defense/special teams. Can't afford many of those tonight.
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Iowa fumbles in the red zone
Iowa moved to the Penn State 25, thanks in part to Cade McNamara finding enough open space for an 18-yard run. But a false-start penalty on second-and-5 was followed by an Iowa timeout and it got better, but then much worse from there. A shovel pass to Erick All resulted in a first down, but All fumbled and Penn State's Daequan Hardy recovered at the Penn State 18.
Iowa 0, Penn State 0 (9:03 1st)
FUMBLE!@PennStateFball pounces on it 😤 pic.twitter.com/4r0wVhT4WF
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Good opening series for Iowa's special teams and defense
Penn State lost yardage on its first two plays, with Nick Jackson (on a run) and Kyler Fisher (on a pass) making the stops for Iowa. The Nittany Lions created some space for their punt team with a quick pass and Iowa will take over in PSU territory at the 48.
Can the offense take advantage?
Iowa 0, Penn State 0 (11:01 1st)
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Iowa pins Penn State deep
Iowa picked up a first down on its opening drive with Cade McNamara's 20-yard pass to Erick All. But after a Penn State timeout before third-and-9, an incompletion led to a 45-yard Tory Taylor punt that went to the Penn State 5.
Iowa 0, Penn State 0 (12:50 1st)
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Penn State wins the toss and defers. Iowa will receive to start the game.
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Same first-team offensive line as usual in warmups for the Hawkeyes.
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Kirk Ferentz on pregame radio, discussing running game: "Leshon (Williams) is definitely our go-to guy right now."
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Iowa vs. Penn State pregame availability report: Johnson, Patterson out, as expected
Iowa football fans received bad news earlier this week when running backs Kaleb Johnson and Jaziun Patterson and tight end Luke Lachey were all ruled out ahead of the Penn State game. (Johnson and Patterson are “week-to-week” while Lachey is “most likely” done for the season.)
Fortunately for the Hawkeyes, there were not any surprise additions to the “out” list in their pregame availability report.
Here are the full availability reports for Iowa and Penn State. Iowa’s first-team players are indicated with an asterisk.
IOWA: OUT
• RB Kaleb Johnson*
• WR Jacob Bostick
• TE Luke Lachey*
• WR Reese Osgood
• OL Asher Fahey
• DL Chris Reames
• RB Jaziun Patterson
PENN STATE: OUT
• WR Malick Meiga
• WR Tyler Johnson
• RB David Kency Jr.
• RB Amiel Davis
• WR Feyisayo Oluleye
• DB Jashaun Green
• DE Mason Robinson
• DE Joey Palko
• OL Jim Fitzgerald
• WR Jan Mahlert
• DE Smith Vilbert
PENN STATE: QUESTIONABLE
• WR Harrison Wallace III
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Noah Shannon to move into student assistant role after failed appeal
Iowa football defensive lineman Noah Shannon will transition into a student assistant role after the failed appeal of his yearlong NCAA suspension, according to Iowa sports information.
“This move will allow Shannon to travel with the team on road trips and continue in his leadership position on the 2023 roster,” Iowa sports information said in its weekly game notes.
Shannon, an all-Big Ten honorable mention in the last two seasons, received the suspension as a result of violating the NCAA’s sports wagering rules. He placed a wager on a University of Iowa sports team, but not football, head coach Kirk Ferentz said in August.
Shannon, Ferentz said earlier this month, is a “highly respected leader in our locker room and certainly with our coaching staff.” The plan since the failed appeal had been to “keep him close” to the program.
“Every year we have some young guys that are going through a really tough transition, just like he did six years ago,” Ferentz said. “That can be invaluable, so we’ll keep him busy.”