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Juwan Johnson ‘hopeful’ to play against Iowa; Penn State freshman WRs facing ‘big week’

UNIVERSITY PARK

As his teammates jogged off the field at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Penn State wide receiver Juwan Johnson struggled mightily to make his way to the tunnel. The starter didn’t play in the second half of Penn State’s 33-28 win, coming out of halftime with his left ankle taped and without his helmet.

But the Nittany Lions are “hopeful” to have Johnson available this weekend.

“We were hoping to get him back in the game on Saturday, but we weren’t able to do that,” Franklin said. “Me and Juwan have been going back and forth for the last 48 hours.