The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to face their biggest challenge of the young 2023 season as they travel to Happy Valley for a matchup with #7 Penn State on Saturday night. These two programs, while having spent the majority of their existence not in the same conference, have a storied past and the buds of an early rivalry.
Saturday marks the 32nd meeting between the two teams with Penn State leading the all-time series 17-14. But the series is tied since the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten and Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz holds a 9-8 record against PSU.