Following a thrilling 30-24 victory over No. 18 Iowa on Saturday afternoon, the 17th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions are now 6-2 this season. In a game that was peak Iowa, the Nittany Lions did not allow a touchdown on defense and still had to hold their breath until the final horn sounded.
As always during Nittany Lion games, the fine folks in the Twittersphere were buzzing during the game. However, for the first time in a few weeks, there was more positive on Twitter than negative. Yay, beating ranked teams!
Despite the victory, things did not start well for the Nittany Lions.