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Iowa insists it's not out for 'revenge' against Penn State

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — It was impressive.

It was overwhelming.

And it was a bit embarrassing for Iowa.

But Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz insists there’s at least one thing his team’s 41-14 loss to Penn State at Beaver Stadium in 2016 was not: Motivation for revenge when it faces the Nittany Lions at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.

“I know there’s been a lot of talk … about avenging last year’s game or revenge factors, that type of thing,” Ferentz said. “The reality is we have a lot of players that … are playing for us now that weren’t on the field.